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Conditions of work digest- Maternity and work
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Book : Conditions of work digest- Maternity and work
Language : English Library : Health-Safety-Environment Publish Place : Geneva ISBN : 92-2-109199-6 Volume : 4 Publish Date : 00 1994 Publisher : International Labour Organization ILO Book Type : Book Book Number : 2608 |
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INDEX
Table of contents About this publication Acknowledgements Introduction
Part I: Legal approaches to maternity protection
Introduction
The right to maternity protection: Who are covered?
Maternity leave and cash benefits
Maternity leave
Normal duration
Extension or reduction
Eligibility for maternity leave
Advance notice to the employer
Cash benefits
Amount of benefits
Eligibility for cash benefits
Responsibility for the payment of benefits
Protection of the health of pregnant and nursing women
Arrangement of working time
Prohibition of night work
Restriction on overtime
Time off for medical examinations
Nursing breaks
Dangerous or unhealthy work
Non-discrimination and employment security
Non-discrimination
Employment security
Leave and benefits for fathers and parents
Paternity leave
Adoption leave
Optional maternity leave
Parental leave
Part II: Summary of relevant provisions in national laws
and regulations
Introduction
Maternity and related types of leave
Cash benefits
Health protection
Non-discrimination and employment security
Sources Africa
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Central African Republic Chad
Comoros
Cote d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia
Gabon
The Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya .. Madagascar
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe Senegal
Seychelles
Somalia
South Africa
The Sudan
Swaziland
Tanzania,United Republic of Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia ZimbabweAmericas and the Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Saint Lucia
Trinidad and Tobago
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela
Asia and the Pacific
Afghanistan
Australia
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Cambodia
China
Fiji ..................
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Islamic Republic of Iran Iraq
Japan
Jordan
Korea, Republic of ......
Kuwait Lao People's Democratic Republic Lebanon
Malaysia
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nepal
New Zealand
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
The Philippines
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Sri Lanka
Syrian Arab Republic
Thailand
United Arab Emirates
Viet Nam
Europe
Austria
Belarus
Belgium
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Malta
The Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russian Federation
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United KingdomPart III: Protecting maternity through collective bargaining
Introduction
Broadening the scope of protection
Increasing the length of maternity leave
Easing eligibility requirements for cash benefits
Increasing cash benefits
Health protection
Nursing breaks
Employment security
Paternity leave
Adoption leave
Parental leave
Conclusion
Part IV: International standards and policies
Introduction
International Labour Organization
International and intergovernmental organizations
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International labour standards
Maternity Protection Convention, 1919 (No. 3)
Maternity Protection (Agriculture) Recommendation, 1921 (No. 12) Maternity Protection Convention (Revised), 1952 (No. 103)
Maternity Protection Recommendation, 1952 (No. 95)
Plantations Convention, 1958 (No. 110)
Nursing Personnel Convention, 1977 (No. 149)................
Nursing Personnel Recommendation, 1977 (No. 157)
Night Work Convention, 1990 (No. 171)
Night Work Recommendation, 1990 (No. 178)
Part-Time Work Convention, 1994 (No. 175)
Part-Time Work Recommendation, 1994 (No. 182).............
Income Security Recommendation, 1944 (No. 67)
Medical Care Recommendation, 1944 (No. 69)
Social Policy in Dependent Territories Recommendation, 1944 (No. 70 Social Policy in Dependent Territories (Supplementary provisions) Recommendation, 1945 (No. 74)
Migration for Employment Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 97)
Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 (No. 102). . Holidays with Pay Recommendation, 1954 (No. 98)
Radiation Protection Recommendation, 1960 (No. 114)
Maximum Weight Recommendation, 1967 (No. 128)
Holidays with Pay Convention (Revised), 1970 (No. 132) ..........
Benzene Convention, 1971 (No. 136)
Termination of Employment Convention, 1982 (No. 158)
Employment Promotion and Protection against Unemployment
Convention, 1988 (No. 168)
Chemicals Recommendation, 1990 (No. 177)
ILO policy statements
Declaration of Philadelphia, 1944 Resolution concerning maternity protection, 1964
Declaration on Equality of Opportunity and Treatment
for Women Workers,1975
Resolution concerning a Plan of Action with a view to Promoting Equality of Opportunity and Treatment for Women Workers, 1975
Resolution on equal opportunity and equal treatment for men
and women in employment, 1985
Conclusions and recommendations of the Meeting of Experts on Special Protective Measures for Women and Equality of Opportunity and Treatment, 1989
Resolution concerning ILO action for women workers, 1991 ...........
United Nations
International Covenant on Economic, Social
and Cultural Rights, 1966
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms
of Discrimination against Women, 1979
Nairobi Forward-Looking Strategies for the Advancement
of Women, 1985
World Health Organization (WHO)
Resolution WHA1.43, First World Health Assembly, July 1948
Resolution WHA27.43,27th World Health Assembly, May 1974
Resolution WHA33.32, 33rd World Health Assembly, May 1980
Resolution WHA43.3,43rd World Health Assembly, May 1990
Resolution WHA45.34,45th World Health Assembly, May 1992
Organization for Economic Co-operation
and Development (OECD)
Declaration on Policies for the Employment of Women,1980
Council of Europe
European Social Charter, 1961
European Code of Social Security and the
Protocol to the Code, 1964
European Union
Resolution of the European Parliament on the Community
Charter of Fundamental Social Rights, 1989
Council Directive of 9 February 1976 on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion, and working conditions
Council Directive 92/85/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at , work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given
birth or are breast-feeding
Annexes
Annex 1 Annex 2
