Tharoor Urges Paid Maternity Leave to Boost Breastfeeding Among Informal Workers
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Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has called for paid maternity leave as a measure to improve breastfeeding rates in India. He highlighted that over 160 million women work in the country's unorganised sector and are often forced to return to work within weeks of giving birth. This early return to work, driven by financial necessity, disrupts breastfeeding practices for a significant portion of the female workforce. Tharoor argued that adequate paid leave would give mothers in the informal economy the time needed to breastfeed their newborns properly.
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