Wei Zai×Jianjiao | What is the experience of standing madly for 10 hours during dysmenorrhea? They said... [Menstrual is Politics 04]

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For girls with dysmenorrhea, the first two days of the menstrual period can be said to be difficult to endure. Mildly, the lower abdomen is bulging, the back is cold, and the severe abdominal pain is splitting, dizziness, and some people will be accompanied by headache, vomiting, nosebleeds and other symptoms...

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Rolling in bed? Drink more hot water? Warm baby? Take painkillers? to the hospital?

Certainly not anyway:

Standing for 10 hours straight;

Stay in an air-conditioned room with a temperature of 18-22 degrees;

work day and night upside down;

changing tampons in dirty toilets;

Go to the toilet once every 4 hours, and complete a full set of actions including walking, putting on and taking off work clothes, and changing sanitary napkins as quickly as possible;

Three times salary deduction for taking leave;

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However, the above are exactly the menstrual ecology of most female factory workers.

The factory's unreasonable production management system can easily cause damage to the workers' bodies. Female workers are prone to feel unwell and have a weakened immune system during their menstrual period. Under such a working environment, dysmenorrhea will be aggravated, which will endanger their health.

According to the "Investigation Report on Female Workers' Demand for Paid Menstrual Leave" released by the Hand in Hand Activity Room in 2015, in addition to the direct and effective protection measure of "paid menstrual leave", female workers also proposed more improvement measures to ensure Menstrual health :

Do not work night shifts when menstruation comes;

Can sit at work at least during menstruation;

have breaks during work;

Some women's toilet seats can be added, and the time to go to the toilet can be extended;

The workload is appropriately reduced, and you will not be punished if the output is not completed;

Asking for leave is more humane and convenient, and don’t deduct overtime for asking for leave;

Reduce the use of toxic and harmful chemicals at work and replace them with low-toxic and non-toxic ones;

Do not always work ten hours or more every day, and you are free to choose not to work overtime.

On February 1, 2017, the "Guangdong Province Measures for the Implementation of the "Special Provisions on Labor Protection for Female Workers" was officially implemented, which added a new regulation on "menstrual leave": " Female workers engaged in standing work for more than 4 consecutive hours, If I apply in person, the employer shall arrange appropriate rest breaks for her. The employer may distribute necessary hygiene products or labor protection hygiene fees to female workers every month.” But for female workers, even if menstrual leave is set up, it is difficult to implemented in the factory.

Even if there are many difficulties, we must continue to speak up and fight for our rights. As long as we shout loud enough, people have to face menstruation, but also face the situation of workers.

Further reading:

Menstruation as Politics | Feature

Survey on the needs of female workers with dysmenorrhea leave: 90% of female workers exacerbate menstrual discomfort due to unreasonable work system

Talking about menstruation | My romance with "her", there are many things you don't know

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