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CHN-1992-L-49690
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Title_of_text
Law Safeguarding Women's Rights and Interests of the People's Republic of China.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
China
Subjects (Classification)
Equality of opportunity and treatment
Adopted on (Date of text)
1992-04-03
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
This Act, which is divided into nine Chapters, provides for and protects the political, work-related, personal, marriage, family, property and cultural education rights and interests of women. Inter alia, guarantees women equal opportunity, equal pay for equal work (s. 23), and protection from dismissal on grounds of pregnancy or marital status. Prohibits prostitution and the persecution of baby girls or women who bear baby girls. S. 41 prohibits a spouse from divorcing a woman for a period of six months following birth control surgery.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
1992-10-01
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Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
1994-08-18 (CHN-1994-L-49689)
Tibet Autonomous Region Implementing Procedures for the Law Safeguarding Women's Rights and Interests.
Implementing text(s)
1994-08-18 (CHN-1994-L-49689)
Tibet Autonomous Region Implementing Procedures for the Law Safeguarding Women's Rights and Interests.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Wellesley Centers for Women, USA
URL
http://www.wcwonline.org/pdf/lawcompilation/TheRevisedLawProtection.pdf
File
CHN49690 ENG.pdf (PDF of Law in English)
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Chinalawinfo Co. Ltd, Peking University, People's Republic of China
URL
http://en.pkulaw.cn/
Monograph region
Monograph title
Chinese Law in English
Author
Chinalaw
Publisher
China Law Society
Place of publication
University of Maryland School of Law