By Better Work
July 23, 2019
Ririh’s story
Crouched in a small, concrete toilet stall in a bustling garment factory in Indonesia’s Central Java province, Ririh unbuttons her floral blouse and takes out her manual breast pump. The space is neither comfortable nor particularly hygienic but she makes do.
It’s 2014 and Ririh has just returned to her job as a cutting operator after the birth of her first child and is determined to provide her own milk for the baby, conscious that it is not only best for the little girl’s health, but also an economical choice for her family.
Despite Ririh’s conviction, the lack of pumping facilities at her workplace make breastfeeding hard, and she reluctantly resorts to formula much sooner that she would have liked.
“It just became too much of a challenge,” says Ririh sadly.
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July 23, 2019
Ririh’s story
Crouched in a small, concrete toilet stall in a bustling garment factory in Indonesia’s Central Java province, Ririh unbuttons her floral blouse and takes out her manual breast pump. The space is neither comfortable nor particularly hygienic but she makes do.
It’s 2014 and Ririh has just returned to her job as a cutting operator after the birth of her first child and is determined to provide her own milk for the baby, conscious that it is not only best for the little girl’s health, but also an economical choice for her family.
Despite Ririh’s conviction, the lack of pumping facilities at her workplace make breastfeeding hard, and she reluctantly resorts to formula much sooner that she would have liked.
“It just became too much of a challenge,” says Ririh sadly.
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