In industrialized countries outside the United States, maternity leave is typically employment-protected and paid at a high wage replacement rate for at least the initial work absence.1The United States does not offer paid maternity or parental leave as a statutory entitlement, although up to 12 ...
This chapter focuses on the health and wellbeing of women workers in South Asia’s garment and textile industry. Women in this industry are recruited young into low-wage work, often as sewing machine operators or helpers, which they juggle with gendered responsibilities for care work at home. ...