Opinions on Henan's new paid leave rule for single children
Updated: 2016-05-31 07:53
(China Daily)
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Henan has become the first and only province to allow adults without siblings to take 20 days off work each year to care for their sick parents age 60 and older. The regulation was approved on Friday.
"My parents have diabetes, and live far from my workplace. As the only child, I felt sorry about not taking care of them."
Ru Xiaoqi, middle school teacher in Nanjing, Jiangsu province
"People in one-child families have to take care of their parents, their children, and even their grandparents, which is really difficult."
Yang Xue, advertisement company employee in Baotou, Inner Mongolia autonomous region
"The implementation of the one-child policy in the past three decades makes care for the elderly a serious issue for people like me."
Niu Kunwei, design major in Wuxi, Jiangsu province
"I wish the regulation would be expanded nationwide."
Zhou Xin, journalism major in Changchun, Jilin province
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