Congressional Panel Takes Up Bill to Extend Lactation Breaks

Published on Honduras Daily · Sep 3, 2026 · Originally reported September 2, 2026 by Congreso Nacional

The Labor Committee opened hearings on a proposal to extend the workplace lactation benefit by 42 days beyond the current six months and to begin counting it only after postnatal leave ends, with unions already consulted and private-sector feedback still pending.

An auto-translated English version isn’t available for Congreso Nacional, so this opens the original in Spanish. Honduras Daily curates and summarizes; the reporting is theirs.

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