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On the menu: Indonesian businesses commit to extending maternity leave periods to 14 weeks, Uni Global Union launches a global campaign to apply French due diligence legislation in a move to combat the Teleperformance call center giant.
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Updated on 24 October 2018 à 15h08

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Publication: 22 October 2018 à 17h32, Updated on 24 October 2018 à 15h08

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Indonesia/Businesses commit to extending maternity leave to 14 weeks. In a press statement from IndustriALL Global on 16 October, the international union federation highlighted the results of a campaign run by the IndustriALL Women’s Committee in Indonesia that has resulted in 18 companies (including Glaxo Wellcome Indonesia, Takeda, Honda Parts Precision Manufacturing, Omron Indonesia, Ciba Vision, Asahimas, Reckitt Benckiser, Johnson & Johnson, Absolute Services & Target Sekurindo, and Unilev

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