The yearly financing need of providing paid maternity leave in the informal sector in Indonesia

• Main Authors: Adiatma Y. M. Siregar (Author), Pipit Pitriyan (Author), Donny Hardiawan (Author), Paul Zambrano (Author), Mireya Vilar-Compte (Author), Graciela Ma Teruel Belismelis (Author), Meztli Moncada (Author), David Tamayo (Author), Grace Carroll (Author), Rafael Perez-Escamilla (Author), Roger Mathisen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The economic cost of not breastfeeding in Indonesia is estimated at US$1.5-9.4 billion annually, the highest in South East Asia. Half of the 33.6 million working women of reproductive age (WRA) in Indonesia (15-49 years) are informal employees, meaning they are working as casual...