AKIPRESS.COM - The Secretariat of the State Great Hural (parliament) of Mongolia has decided to cut working hours for mothers and single fathers, who have children under the age of 12, news.mn reports.

The decision comes in the context of preventing the coronavirus infection and reducing risks.

Now, mothers can leave work an hour before others from March 2 until March 13.

Mongolian civil servants, currently, work for eight hours between 08.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m.