title: Law No. 99 amending Law No. 49 of 7 April 1947 on working conditions, as amended, 26 December 1987.
abstract: This Law includes substantive provisions dealing with occupational health aspects of work by minors and women in Japan.  Section 65 lays down, in particular, that an employer must not employ a woman for six weeks (or 10 weeks, in the case of a multiple pregnancy) before childbirth, if she requests leave during this period.  An employer must not, except as indicated, employ a woman within a period of eight weeks following childbirth.  A woman nursing an infant under one year of age is entitled to two nursing breaks a day, each for a period of at least 30 minutes.  Under Section 68, an employer may not require a woman to work if she suffers from dysmenorrhea and requests leave for that reason.
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D001942:Breast Feeding; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004651:Employment; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D006262:Health; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D007564:Japan; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D009099:Multiple Birth Offspring; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D012098:Reproduction
keywords: Asia; Breast Feeding--legal aspects; Developed Countries; Eastern Asia; Economic Factors; Employment--legal aspects; Employment--women; Health; Infant Nutrition; Japan; Legislation; Macroeconomic Factors; Maternity Benefits--legal aspects; Microeconomic Factors; Multiple Birth--legal aspects; Nutrition; Reproduction