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Analysis on Psychological Impacts due to Violation of the Rights of Women Workers

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  • Idha Rahayuningsih

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This research aims to know the violations of the labour rights of women and analyze the psychological impact as a result of such breach. The results show there are some companies which do not meet the labor rights of women- 1) allow maternity and miscarriage leave to woman that is a labor contract but not giving salary; 2) grant leave of menstruation to woman that is a labor contract but not giving the salary and undermine the leave permit to woman that is a permanent labor; 3) do not give the time of breastfeeding at work; 4) does not provide a shuttle vehicle to woman labor at night; 5) no separated toilets for men and women. The Psychological impacts experienced by female labor are- 1) psychological problems experienced by female labor who suffer dilematic choices between the need of childbirth or miscarriage with economic needs; 2) female labor feel lost to get the chance of breastfeeding baby, feel guilt when daytime because no time for breasfeeding; 3) female contact who experience syndrome of premenstruation, they work even if uncomfortable, weak, and sick because if they are off then get no salary; 4) female labor feel afraid, threatened physically, of being the victims of sexual harassment on the way to or back from the company at night; 5) female labor feel uncomfortable, worried to men due to the adjacent toilet location.

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  • Idha Rahayuningsih, 2016. "Analysis on Psychological Impacts due to Violation of the Rights of Women Workers," International Journal of Psychological Studies, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 8(2), pages 1-65, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:ibn:ijpsjl:v:8:y:2016:i:2:p:65
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    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
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