Women’s right to breastfeed in workplaces

• Main Authors: Ismail, Fadillah, Ruslan, Rumaizah, Abdul Kadir, Adibah, Nasuredin, Juzaimi
• Format: Book Section
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Uthm 2019
• Subjects: T Technology (General); HD6958.5-6976 Industrial relations
• Online Access: http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/3739/1/c2%20DN.pdf; http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/3739/

In Malaysia, there is no clear provision in the law give the right to working mother or worker to breastfeed their baby at work. It is just a national policy and industrial practice which promotes and supports such rights. Therefore, breastfeeding by women employee in the workplace not so covered. It remains just a personal issue and depends on the options and their respective efforts. In reality, the women employee who breastfeeding difficult continue breastfeeding in the workplace because faced with a limited time busy work, commitment, lack of space and facilities as well as discrimination exists directly and indirectly. Even though, breastfeeding of infants is important from the point of health to early growth of infants.