http://www.swnewsherald.com/online_content/2007/02/020107ov_study_fam.php

 

U.S. Protections for Working Families Worst of All Affluent Countries
New Study Finds U.S. Lags in Leave, Sick Days, Other Worker Protections
Harvard University-McGill University Study

U.S. policies to ensure decent working conditions for families still lag
dramatically behind those of all high-income countries and many middle- and
low-income countries, according to a study released by Harvard and McGill
Universities today using updated and expanded data from the 2004 Work,
Family, and Equity Index.

 

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At least 107 countries protect working women's right to breastfeed and the
breaks are paid in at least 73 of these countries.  The U.S. does not
guarantee the right to breastfeed, even though breastfeeding is demonstrated
to reduce infant mortality one and a half- to five-fold.

 

(see link for full article)

 

Janice Reynolds


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