2024-07-19 18:09:33
New Delhi: A strange contradiction is being seen these days in China, the world’s second largest economy. On the one hand, the government is trying to increase the record low birth rate, while on the other hand, some companies are not ready to give jobs to pregnant women. According to government media, investigations are going on against more than a dozen companies. These companies are accused of making women apply for jobs take pregnancy tests. If these allegations are found to be true, legal action can be taken against these companies. According to Chinese rules, companies cannot ask women to take pregnancy tests. Also, pregnant women cannot discriminate against workers. According to Chinese government media, companies in Nantong city of eastern province Jiangsu are accused of making women take pregnancy tests. 16 companies in the city had asked 168 women to take pregnancy tests before giving them jobs. An online public litigation group had informed the authorities about the companies in Nantong. On the basis of this complaint, prosecutors had started the investigation. They also visited two major hospitals and a medical examination centre. According to the report, a pregnant woman was denied a job.
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According to Chinese rules, companies that discriminate on the basis of gender can be fined up to $6,900. The population in China has declined in the last two years. In the year 2023, the country’s birth rate was the lowest since the Republic of China was formed in 1949. China had a one-child policy for many years. In recent years, the Chinese government tried to change this trend but was not successful. In 2015, the government allowed two children and in 2021 it was increased to three. China is among those countries in the world where raising a child is the most expensive. The cost of raising a child in the country till 18 years is 6.3 times the country’s per capita income.