Maternity Protection At Work

Author : Jane Paul
Publisher : International Labour Organization
ISBN 13 : 9221152383
Total Pages : 125 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Healthy Beginnings written by Jane Paul and published by International Labour Organization. This book was released on 2004 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Improving maternal health and reducing child mortality are among the eight UN Millennium Development Goals. This publication contains guidance on maternity protection in the workplace, focusing on measures that can be taken to establish a decent workplace and to identify workplace risks. The starting point is the Maternity Protection Convention (No. 183), adopted by the International Labour Conference in 2000 and its accompanying Recommendation (No. 191). The guide is intended for general use as a reference tool for employers, workers, trade union leaders, occupation health and safety advisors, labour inspectors and others involved in workplace health and maternity protection.

Author : Laura Addati
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Maternity and Paternity at Work written by Laura Addati and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report provides a picture of where we stand and what we have learned so far about maternity and paternity rights across the world. It offers a rich international comparative analysis of law and practice relating to maternity protection at work in 185 countries and territories, comprising leave, cash benefits, employment protection and non-discrimination, health protection, breastfeeding arrangements at work and childcare. Expanding on previous editions, it is based on an extensive set of new legal and statistical indicators, including coverage in law and in practice of paid maternity leave as well as statutory provision of paternity and parental leave and their evolution over the last 20 years. The report also takes account of the recent economic crisis and austerity measures. It shows how well national laws and practice conform to the ILO Maternity Protection Convention, 2000 (No. 183), its accompanying Recommendation (No. 191) and the Workers with Family Responsibilities Convention, 1981 (No. 156), and offers guidance on policy design and implementation. This report shows that a majority of countries have established legislation to protect and support maternity and paternity at work, even if those provisions do not always meet the ILO standards. One of the persistent challenges is the effective implementation of legislation, to ensure that all workers are able to benefit from these essential labour rights.

Author : International Labour Office
Publisher : International Labour Organization
ISBN 13 : 9789221108139
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Maternity Protection at Work written by International Labour Office and published by International Labour Organization. This book was released on 1997 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Publisher : International Labour Organization
ISBN 13 : 9789221115113
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Maternity Protection at Work written by and published by International Labour Organization. This book was released on 1999 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first discussion of the question of the revision of this conference took place at the 87th Session (1999) of the International Labour Conference. Governments were invited to send any amendments or comments they might wish to make, whether they considered that the proposed texts constituted a satisfactory basis for discussion by the Conference at its 88th Session (2000). At the time of drawing up this report, the Office had received replies from the governments of 84 member States.--Publisher's description.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Safe Maternity and the World of Work written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sketches the general concerns regarding maternal health in the context of the workplace. Discusses priority areas within the ILO's mandate for improving social protection, followed by a chapter on promoting decent work for health workers. Lists the countries that have ratified the ILO Maternity Protection Conventions, 1919 (No. 3), 1952 (No. 103), 2000, (No. 183), the Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 (No. 102) and the Nursing Personnel Convention, 1977 (No. 149).

Author : Ida Öun
Publisher : International Labour Organization
ISBN 13 : 9789221175018
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Maternity at Work written by Ida Öun and published by International Labour Organization. This book was released on 2005 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Changes in the labour market over the past several decades, including the increasing participation of women, growing commitment to eliminating discrimination, and falling fertility rates, have made maternity protection ever more important. Maternity provisions exist in the legislation of virtually all countries, but there is considerable scope for improvement. This study provides a comprehensive review of the main legal provisions in maternity protection legislation of 166 countries. It analyses national provisions for maternity leave (duration of leave, cash benefits, source of payment and scope); other types of leave (paternity leave, parental leave and adoption leave); protection from dismissal and discrimination; and health protection for pregnant and nursing workers.

Author : International Labour Office
Publisher : International Labour Organization
ISBN 13 : 9221091996
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Maternity and Work written by International Labour Office and published by International Labour Organization. This book was released on 1994 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concern to protect working women in connection with pregnancy and childbirth appeared when women first entered factory employment, and was reflected in the provision of maternity leave in some countries. Over time, maternity protection evolved to include measures to protect the pregnant woman's health, so that work does not harm the development of the foetus.

Author : Lise Vogel
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813519197
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mothers on the Job written by Lise Vogel and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women's increasing demands for protection and benefits in the workplace, especially with regard to maternity leave, have sparked more than a century of controversy among feminists on how best to serve the needs of working women. This debate continues to divide the feminist community. One side believes women are better served by emphasizing equality with men--pregnancy should be treated like any other "disability." The other side wants to recognize difference--special provisions should apply only to pregnant women. Lise Vogel examines the evolution of this debate on pregnant women in the workplace, looking at theoretical as well as practical implications. Vogel begins by assessing the history of the contemporary debate on pregnancy policy in the U.S. Since the middle of the nineteenth-century, American women have been torn by the contradictory demands of motherhood and the workplace. Pregnancy was grounds for dismissal from work and few employers took action to protect pregnant workers. To counter this, early twentieth-century feminists and reformers emphasized female specificity and women's special role. In the 1960s activists adopted a strategy framed on equality, which moved away from the earlier emphasis on differences. The use of equality strategies to cover the female-specific phenomenon of pregnancy turned out to have problems. Now women's special needs were denied and ignored. These difficulties and a series of court cases in the 1980s triggered debates in the feminist legal community. Vogel looks at the litigation and debates, which pitted advocates of gender-neutral strategies against critics who called for female-specific policies. Vogel argues that, in terms of practical benefits, women will be served best by a gender-neutral approach to pregnancy policy. She encourages equality advocates to recognize the inherent diversity of individuals, and points out the need to be sensitive to individual factors of race and class, as well as sex.

Author : Miguel De la Corte-Rodríguez
Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
ISBN 13 : 940351454X
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book EU Law on Maternity and Other Child-Related Leaves written by Miguel De la Corte-Rodríguez and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2019-09-04 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although proven effective in protecting pregnancy, giving birth and breastfeeding – that is, the biological differences of women related to maternity – the current European Union (EU) legislative framework on maternity leave tends to overlook the roles of both parents, especially during the post-delivery period of ‘bonding’ with the child. This framework, along with EU law on parental leave, which does not encourage an equal take-up of the leave, gives rise to serious issues of gender equality affecting both men and women. This deeply researched and urgent book proposes alternative options for future EU law on child-related leave which can be applied to both employees and self-employed workers to mitigate these limitations and side effects. Analysing the various EU Directives which, directly or indirectly, relate to maternity leave, paternity leave, adoption leave and parental leave, as well as the corresponding case law of the Court of Justice of the EU, the author uses a social risk approach and tackles the following issues: narrow focus of the legislation on the delivering mother’s incapacity to work; in practice, excessive emphasis on the protection of the delivering mother; silent assent to the unequal distribution of caring responsibilities within the family; lack of attention to women’s labour market outcomes; and the new direction followed by the recently adopted Directive on work-life balance. The research focuses on working parents (including non-delivering parents in same-sex couples or adoption) and includes a comparative analysis of the law of six countries – Belgium, Ireland, Spain, the United Kingdom, Sweden and Portugal – chosen to illustrate the variety of national schemes available and how their desirable features can be introduced into EU law. A more balanced design of child-related leave is a must in today’s society for reasons of fairness and also for economic considerations. This complete analysis of EU legislation and case law about child-related leave – including the first-ever systematic and in-depth analysis on whether maternity leave can be considered discriminatory against fathers and a review of economic literature on how child-related leave affects the situation of women in the labour market – offers forward-looking solutions for child-related leave to enhance gender equality. Practitioners and nongovernmental organisations dealing with EU and national matters related to labour and employment law, social security law and gender equality law will welcome this important book, as will academics and policymakers interested in maternity and other child-related leaves.

Author : International Labour Office
Publisher : International Labour Organization
ISBN 13 : 9789221091998
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Maternity and Work written by International Labour Office and published by International Labour Organization. This book was released on 1994 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concern to protect working women in connection with pregnancy and childbirth appeared when women first entered factory employment, and was reflected in the provision of maternity leave in some countries. Over time, maternity protection evolved to include measures to protect the pregnant woman's health, so that work does not harm the development of the foetus.