Stop Harassing Pregnant Women in Workplace, Japan Minister Says
- Demographics Minister Katsunobu Kato speaks at Bloomberg event
- Japan to make it mandatory for companies to prevent harassment
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Workplace harassment of women who take time off to give birth or take care of their babies must not be tolerated, according to Japan’s minister in charge of demographics and gender equality.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’sgovernment plans to introduce a legal requirement for corporations to have systems to prevent what has been dubbed "maternity harassment," Katsunobu Kato said in a presentation at Bloomberg’s Tokyo office on Friday.