 Nguyen Thi Thuy, 45, pulls trays of fish from 21:00pm to 6am at Binh Dien market in HCMC's district 8.Tuoi Tre There are 77 jobs that employers are prohibited to hire women under Decree No. 26/2013 issued by the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) that took effect on Dec. 15. The newly-approved decree is based on Article 160 of the 2012 Labor Code, which bans women from doing jobs that could badly affect their reproductive function and child fostering duties. It prohibits employers from hiring women in general for 38 jobs and hiring pregnant women or those with babies less than 12 months old for another 39 jobs. Doan Thi Tham, an autopsy surgeon at Cao Bang forensic examination center in the However she said she has done it for years and has got used to it. “I cannot remember how many bodies I’ve operated on over the last ten years. Sometimes I feel self-pity but I’ve never thought that I would stop doing this job” – Tham said. Dong, director of Cao Bang forensic examination center, said there are only three autopsy surgeons in the province. “We need at least four autopsy surgeons but we never get enough. Since the decree has taken effect, we’ll have to find another job for Tham” – Dong said. Love hard work Meanwhile, many female workers at Binh Dien wholesale market of agriculture products in Hoang Thi Van, 18, hailing from Dien Chau district in Nghe An central province, is seen hurrying back and forth with trays of fish at the market. She starts her working day as early as 1 a.m. and is paid VND3,000 for pulling a tray of 11 to 15 kilograms of fish from a truck to her employer’s shop. “I often pull 4 to 5 trays per time and is paid VND150,000 to VND200,000 per day in total” – Van said. When asked if she is no longer allowed to do this job, Van said: “I will return home to work in the paddy field. Although other jobs may not be as hard as my current one, they provide me with less money and I need to support my parents and 4 siblings”. Nam Moi, a fish shop owner at the market, said she hires about 30 female workers to transport and process seafood per day. Hien, owner of Hai Yen fish shop at Binh Dien market, told Tuoi Tre: “A small shop hires 5 to 10 workers to transport fish while a large shop hires dozens of workers. How can we find enough laborers if we are banned from hiring women for this job?”.
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