PETALING JAYA: The introduction of seven days' paternity leave is the first step towards providing better health protection to both men and women in the workplace, says the Women's Aid Organisation (WAO).
Its deputy executive director Yu Ren Chung said the next step after the recent amendment to the Employment Act 1955 would be to work towards longer parental leave, which will enable both parents to provide postnatal care.
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