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Let alone menstrual leave, these women do not have access to even washrooms or sanitary pads

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Let alone menstrual leave, these women do not have access to even washrooms or sanitary pads

Women pourkarmikas says they have no access to Suvidha cabins or restrooms. Hence, during their menstrual cycle, many of them are forced to go to vacant sites or to the space between parked vehicles to change their sanitary pads. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN While corporate companies and others in the organised sector are debating about providing … Read more

Construction Workers at High Risk for COVID

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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Nov. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Construction workers have a higher risk of being hospitalized with COVID-19 than other workers, a new study finds. Using data collected between March and August on hospitalizations in Austin, Texas, researchers found that construction workers were five times more likely than people … Read more