{"id":524838,"date":"2026-03-09T16:11:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T16:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/524838\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T16:11:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T16:11:13","slug":"manitoba-employers-to-provide-free-menstrual-products-winnipeg-free-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/524838\/","title":{"rendered":"Manitoba employers to provide free menstrual products \u2013 Winnipeg Free Press"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WINNIPEG \u2013 Many Manitoba employers will soon be required to provide their workers with free menstrual products.<\/p>\n<p>The provincial government says that starting in August provincially regulated workplaces must provide the products, such as pads and tampons, in washrooms or another accessible location.<\/p>\n<p>The NDP government says Manitoba is the first province to make the move and that it will make for healthier and more inclusive workplaces.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/69aecf358b2785e03f05125bjpeg.jpg\" data-pswp- data-pswp-width=\"4718\" data-pswp-height=\"2960\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/69aecf358b2785e03f05125bjpeg.jpg\" alt=\"The exterior of the Manitoba legislature is seen in Winnipeg, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/John Woods\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe exterior of the Manitoba legislature is seen in Winnipeg, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/John Woods<\/p>\n<p>The Manitoba Federation of Labour says the change will help make life more affordable for people struggling to pay their bills.<\/p>\n<p>The government says the new requirement will cost employers $10 to $25 per worker.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tWinnipeg Free Press | Newsletter\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/newslettericons-jenz24.jpg\" alt=\"Sign up for Jen Zoratti | Next\"\/><\/p>\n<p>There are also one-time costs for setting up dispensers and other equipment, estimated at up to $300.<\/p>\n<p>This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 9, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WINNIPEG \u2013 Many Manitoba employers will soon be required to provide their workers with free menstrual products. The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":524839,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194296],"tags":[49,48,22073],"class_list":["post-524838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-winnipeg","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-winnipeg"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/524838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=524838"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/524838\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/524839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=524838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=524838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=524838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}