2. The "Special Provisions on Labor Protection of Female Employees" stipulates the issue of maternity leave for employees.
Legal basis: Special Provisions on Labor Protection of Female Workers in People's Republic of China (PRC).
Article 1 These Provisions are formulated in order to reduce and solve the special difficulties caused by the physiological characteristics of female workers in their work and to protect the health of female workers.
Article 2 These Provisions shall apply to state organs, enterprises, institutions, social organizations, individual economic organizations and other social organizations and their female employees in People's Republic of China (PRC).
Article 3 The employing unit shall strengthen the labor protection of female employees, take measures to improve the labor safety and health conditions of female employees, and train female employees in labor safety and health knowledge.
Article 4 The employing unit shall abide by the provisions on the scope of labor prohibited for female employees. The employing unit shall inform the female employees in writing of the positions in the unit that belong to the scope of labor prohibited for female employees.