The "Special Provisions for Labor Protection of Female Employees" Issued—“Sister Shu” Gains Popularity

On April 28, 2012, Premier Wen Jiabao of the State Council signed State Council Order No. 619, the "Special Provisions on Labor Protection for Female Employees," a specialized regulation aimed at safeguarding the special interests of female employees in China. On May 10, 2012, the "Special Provisions on Labor Protection for Female Employees" were officially promulgated at the Palace of Culture for Workers, hosted by the All-China Federation of Trade Unions and the Women Workers’ Committee of the ACFTU, and organized by the Beijing Municipal Federation of Trade Unions. A grand launching ceremony and consultation day event were held concurrently. Wang Yupu, Vice Chairman of the ACFTU and First Secretary of the Secretariat, attended the launching ceremony and delivered a speech. Other leaders—including Zhang Mingqi and Ni Jianmin, Vice Chairmen of the ACFTU and members of the Secretariat; Zhang Jing, Secretary of the Secretariat of the All-China Women’s Federation; and Zeng Fanxin, Party Secretary and Vice Chairman of the Beijing Municipal Federation of Trade Unions—jointly touched the colored ball to officially launch the publicity month for the "Special Provisions." They also presented single-volume copies of the "Special Provisions" to female employee representatives and female worker cadres. At the launching ceremony, the illustrated promotional leaflets for the "Special Provisions on Labor Protection for Female Employees," designed by the Office of the ACFTU’s Women Workers’ Department and printed with the support of Shaanxi Wan’an Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., were highly popular. As the only product nationwide approved by relevant authorities as a “special hygiene protection item for female employees,” Sister Shu was the sole product participating in the consultation event and received widespread acclaim from the attendees. During their inspection of the Sister Shu consultation booth, leading officials expressed their appreciation for Sister Shu’s years of dedication across the country to conducting health education lectures for female employees and for its status as “the most persistent public welfare initiative.” They also expressed gratitude for the product’s contribution as a specialized tool for labor protection, helping to safeguard the health and well-being of female workers.

Wang Yupu, Vice Chairman of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions and First Secretary of the Secretariat, attended and delivered a speech at the launch ceremony. Also attending the event were Zhang Mingqi and Ni Jianmin, Vice Chairmen of the ACFTU and Secretaries of the Secretariat; Zhang Jing, Secretary of the Secretariat of the All-China Women's Federation; and Zeng Fanxin, Party Secretary and Vice Chairman of the Beijing Municipal Federation of Trade Unions, among other leaders.

Wang Yupu, Vice Chairman of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions and First Secretary of the Secretariat, along with other leaders, visited and expressed their condolences to the experts from Shaanxi Wanan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. who participated in the Consultation Day event. They also expressed gratitude for the contribution made by "Jie Mei Shu," a specialized product for women’s health protection, to the physical well-being of female employees.

Shaanxi Wan’an Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. is a demonstration enterprise for science and technology in Shaanxi Province. Its high-tech gynecological product, “Jiezi Shu,” which boasts independent intellectual property rights and is developed and produced using exclusively traditional Chinese herbal ingredients and advanced technological processes, has undergone years of clinical testing and has proven effective in preventing gynecological diseases and reducing their incidence rate. After obtaining approval from relevant authorities including the Administration for Industry and Commerce and advertising regulators, “Jiezi Shu” has become the only approved “special hygiene protection product for female employees” currently available in China. Thanks to its ease of use and remarkable efficacy, it has earned an excellent reputation among female employees and has received widespread support from women’s organizations at all levels of trade unions. Many organizations have begun distributing “Jiezi Shu” to their female employees as a concrete measure to implement special protections for female workers. For twenty consecutive years, Wan’an Pharmaceutical has consistently organized public welfare activities—health education seminars for female employees—inviting gynecological experts to deliver hundreds of thousands of lectures across the country. These efforts have been hailed by the media as “China’s most persistent public welfare initiative” and have earned the company a place on the “Golden Bee” Corporate Social Responsibility China List, jointly sponsored by WTO Economic Review, the Sino-German Project on Sustainable Development and Corporate Conduct Standards, the China Service Trade Association, and the European Business Social Responsibility Association.

The illustrated promotional leaflet on the "Special Provisions for the Labor Protection of Female Workers," printed with support from Shaanxi Wan'an Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.—a company renowned for producing "Jie Mei Shu," a specialized hygiene protection product for female workers recommended by the Women Workers’ Department of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions—was warmly received at the event.

At the large-scale event held on May 10, the “Zi Mei Shu” product was the only one invited to participate. At the “Zi Mei Shu” product’s booth, female employee representatives from various regions who came to attend the event stopped frequently to carefully inquire about the product’s details. Some female cadre members even invited Wan’an Pharmaceutical to return and hold another public welfare lecture at their workplaces, expressing their willingness to promote the distribution of “Zi Mei Shu” as a special benefit for female workers. “The ‘Special Provisions on Labor Protection for Female Workers’ issued by the State Council represents a formal recognition of the special interests of female workers. Female worker leaders at all levels must ensure that these special protections are effectively implemented: simply granting female workers leave during menstruation, pregnancy, childbirth, and lactation is not enough; providing a certain financial subsidy often ends up being merely a formality.” At the large-scale consultation day held on May 10, some local female worker department leaders told the management of Wan’an Pharmaceutical in this way. “With such a thoughtful product as ‘Zi Mei Shu,’ female worker organizations should encourage enterprises and institutions with the necessary resources to distribute it as a special benefit for female workers—showing care and concern for them and using ‘Zi Mei Shu’ to prevent gynecological diseases and effectively reduce their incidence rate. In fact, the health of female workers not only boosts the work efficiency of enterprises and institutions but also benefits society as a whole, bringing immediate benefits today and lasting advantages for generations to come.”

Shaanxi Wan'an Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. is the only company invited to participate in the large-scale consultation day event held at the Beijing Palace of Labor and Culture.