Several provinces in China are offering young newlyweds 30 days of paid leave to encourage early marriage and boost fertility amid declining birth rates.
China’s minimum paid marriage leave is three days for her, but the province could set its own more generous allowances to reverse the country’s falling birth rate, according to a statement in the Communist Party’s organ, the People’s Daily.
While some Chinese provinces offer 30 days of marriage vacation, others only offer roughly 10 days of leave. According to Reuters, the provinces of Gansu and Shanxi are offering 30 days, whereas Shanghai is offering 10 days, and Sichuan is still only offering 3.
