Latest items for GIC-LAW-3
Jan. 17, 2025, 11:50 a.m.
Countries: Cambodia
Variables: GIC-LAW-3
"Also, the right to paid maternity leave only accrues to a woman who has a minimum of one-year uninterrupted service at the company, and paid leave only accrues after one year. Short-term contracts are particularly common in the predominantly female garment sector in Cambodia....These short-term contracts have both gender specific adverse consequences, such as non-renewal in cases of pregnancy, as well as more generalized adverse consequences on social security benefits, collective bargaining, and organizing into unions and seniority. The impact of STC’s [short term contracts]more generally is that workers are afraid to assert their rights for fear that they will not have their contracts renewed" (6-7). This indicates that while...more
Variables: GIC-LAW-3
"Also, the right to paid maternity leave only accrues to a woman who has a minimum of one-year uninterrupted service at the company, and paid leave only accrues after one year. Short-term contracts are particularly common in the predominantly female garment sector in Cambodia....These short-term contracts have both gender specific adverse consequences, such as non-renewal in cases of pregnancy, as well as more generalized adverse consequences on social security benefits, collective bargaining, and organizing into unions and seniority. The impact of STC’s [short term contracts]more generally is that workers are afraid to assert their rights for fear that they will not have their contracts renewed" (6-7). This indicates that while...more
Jan. 9, 2025, 4:08 p.m.
Countries: Kyrgyzstan
Variables: GIC-LAW-3
"[T]he Labour Code provides for the possibility of taking leave to care for a child, which is available not only to mothers, but also to fathers, grandfathers and grandmothers, other relatives or the guardian who actually cares for the child. The introduction of such a norm has had an impact on changing the traditional cultural family roles of men and women" (25). "On 1 November 2018, the average amount of maternity benefit was 7,625 soms. However, the average maternity benefit for women living and working in areas where the regional factor is not applied is about 4,000 soms, while the benefit is over 22,000 soms in areas where the regional...more
Variables: GIC-LAW-3
"[T]he Labour Code provides for the possibility of taking leave to care for a child, which is available not only to mothers, but also to fathers, grandfathers and grandmothers, other relatives or the guardian who actually cares for the child. The introduction of such a norm has had an impact on changing the traditional cultural family roles of men and women" (25). "On 1 November 2018, the average amount of maternity benefit was 7,625 soms. However, the average maternity benefit for women living and working in areas where the regional factor is not applied is about 4,000 soms, while the benefit is over 22,000 soms in areas where the regional...more
Jan. 9, 2025, 9:53 a.m.
Countries: Chile
Variables: GIC-LAW-3
"Over the next year, the ministry hopes to improve women’s economic autonomy and workplace through an overhaul of the daycare system" (para 23).
Variables: GIC-LAW-3
"Over the next year, the ministry hopes to improve women’s economic autonomy and workplace through an overhaul of the daycare system" (para 23).
Jan. 9, 2025, 9:43 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: GIC-LAW-3
"Labour rights groups have found that nearly half of workers are unable to use their legally guaranteed parental leave due to concerns over job security, particularly among vulnerable workers" (para 23). This implies that parents do have a legal right to parental leave, but the individual companies make taking this leave implausible (MB-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: GIC-LAW-3
"Labour rights groups have found that nearly half of workers are unable to use their legally guaranteed parental leave due to concerns over job security, particularly among vulnerable workers" (para 23). This implies that parents do have a legal right to parental leave, but the individual companies make taking this leave implausible (MB-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 8, 2025, 4:08 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: MULV-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-3
"South Korea's government has proposed raising the nation's 52-hour weekly working hours cap to 69 hours in a bid to improve work-life balance. The labour minister said yesterday that increasing the cap by a third will give working mothers more choice and help them raise children amid growing concerns over the country's falling birth rates. The government says allowing workers to accrue more overtime hours in return for time off later will mean people who want to take longer breaks - such as parents or caregivers - will be able to do so" (par. 1-3). "'We'll introduce bold measures to help cut working hours during pregnancy or while raising children,'...more
Variables: MULV-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-3
"South Korea's government has proposed raising the nation's 52-hour weekly working hours cap to 69 hours in a bid to improve work-life balance. The labour minister said yesterday that increasing the cap by a third will give working mothers more choice and help them raise children amid growing concerns over the country's falling birth rates. The government says allowing workers to accrue more overtime hours in return for time off later will mean people who want to take longer breaks - such as parents or caregivers - will be able to do so" (par. 1-3). "'We'll introduce bold measures to help cut working hours during pregnancy or while raising children,'...more
Jan. 8, 2025, 3:34 p.m.
Countries: Tajikistan
Variables: GIC-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-3
"The tax exemption granted, effective 30 November 2019, to women entrepreneurs during maternity leave and to artisans working from home, most of whom are women, is another area of State support for women entrepreneurs" (p. 37). "Women covered by State social insurance and engaged in formal employment are paid maternity benefits, lump sum childbirth benefits and monthly child care benefits during maternity leave. One-time childbirth allowances and monthly child care allowances may be paid to the mother or father of the child or their substitutes. The lump-sum childbirth allowance is paid once in the amount of three times the unit of calculation (192 somoni; one unit of calculation is 64...more
Variables: GIC-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-3
"The tax exemption granted, effective 30 November 2019, to women entrepreneurs during maternity leave and to artisans working from home, most of whom are women, is another area of State support for women entrepreneurs" (p. 37). "Women covered by State social insurance and engaged in formal employment are paid maternity benefits, lump sum childbirth benefits and monthly child care benefits during maternity leave. One-time childbirth allowances and monthly child care allowances may be paid to the mother or father of the child or their substitutes. The lump-sum childbirth allowance is paid once in the amount of three times the unit of calculation (192 somoni; one unit of calculation is 64...more
Jan. 6, 2025, 3:40 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2, GIC-LAW-3
“Local governments have responded with measures ranging from daycare to matchmaking. In June, the Tokyo metropolitan government said it would launch a dating app as early as this summer” (para 8).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2, GIC-LAW-3
“Local governments have responded with measures ranging from daycare to matchmaking. In June, the Tokyo metropolitan government said it would launch a dating app as early as this summer” (para 8).
Jan. 4, 2025, 12:14 p.m.
Countries: North Korea
Variables: GIC-LAW-3
“According to North Korean state media reports this year, the country has introduced a set of benefits for families with three or more children, including preferential free housing arrangements, state subsidies, free food, medicine and household goods and educational perks for children” (para 12).
Variables: GIC-LAW-3
“According to North Korean state media reports this year, the country has introduced a set of benefits for families with three or more children, including preferential free housing arrangements, state subsidies, free food, medicine and household goods and educational perks for children” (para 12).
Dec. 12, 2024, 9:28 p.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: GIC-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-3
"While women get five months’ maternity leave, fathers are entitled to just 10 days" (para 24). "Presenting the government’s 2024 budget, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who has made clear her desire to increase the birth rate, announced measures for families with children, including free nursery care for a second child, the temporary exemption of women with two or more children from social security contributions, and benefits for companies that hire mothers on permanent contracts" (para 30).
Variables: GIC-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-3
"While women get five months’ maternity leave, fathers are entitled to just 10 days" (para 24). "Presenting the government’s 2024 budget, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who has made clear her desire to increase the birth rate, announced measures for families with children, including free nursery care for a second child, the temporary exemption of women with two or more children from social security contributions, and benefits for companies that hire mothers on permanent contracts" (para 30).
Dec. 6, 2024, 9:34 a.m.
Countries: New Zealand
Variables: GIC-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-3
"Under Ms. Ardern, they say, New Zealand extended paid parental leave from about four months to six months, decriminalized abortion, introduced free menstruation products in schools and strengthened pay equity and domestic violence laws" (para 13). "Women’s issues, which were at the center of Ms. Ardern’s platform, have scarcely featured in the election campaign of the two main parties. One issue that has — paid parental leave for non-birth parents — has struggled to find momentum or consensus, as lawmakers across the political aisle have stymied one another’s efforts" (para 21).
Variables: GIC-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-3
"Under Ms. Ardern, they say, New Zealand extended paid parental leave from about four months to six months, decriminalized abortion, introduced free menstruation products in schools and strengthened pay equity and domestic violence laws" (para 13). "Women’s issues, which were at the center of Ms. Ardern’s platform, have scarcely featured in the election campaign of the two main parties. One issue that has — paid parental leave for non-birth parents — has struggled to find momentum or consensus, as lawmakers across the political aisle have stymied one another’s efforts" (para 21).
Dec. 5, 2024, 4:37 p.m.
Countries: Norway
Variables: GIC-LAW-3
"The Committee...welcomes the instauration of...parental leave schemes and childcare facilities" (11).
Variables: GIC-LAW-3
"The Committee...welcomes the instauration of...parental leave schemes and childcare facilities" (11).
Nov. 29, 2024, 3:21 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2, GIC-LAW-3
“Local governments have responded with measures ranging from daycare to matchmaking. In June, the Tokyo metropolitan government said it would launch a dating app as early as this summer” (para 8).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2, GIC-LAW-3
“Local governments have responded with measures ranging from daycare to matchmaking. In June, the Tokyo metropolitan government said it would launch a dating app as early as this summer” (para 8).
Nov. 29, 2024, 3:10 p.m.
Countries: North Korea
Variables: GIC-LAW-3
“According to North Korean state media reports this year, the country has introduced a set of benefits for families with three or more children, including preferential free housing arrangements, state subsidies, free food, medicine and household goods and educational perks for children” (para 12).
Variables: GIC-LAW-3
“According to North Korean state media reports this year, the country has introduced a set of benefits for families with three or more children, including preferential free housing arrangements, state subsidies, free food, medicine and household goods and educational perks for children” (para 12).
Nov. 16, 2024, 2:56 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: GIC-LAW-3
"Thousands gathered in Trafalgar Square on Saturday for the March of the Mummies protest against a childcare structure that many say is setting parents, children and society up for failure" (para 1). If thousands are gathering to protest the childcare structure, then it must not be meeting their needs (MB-CODER COMMENT). "The UK’s childcare costs are already among the highest in the world" (para 7).
Variables: GIC-LAW-3
"Thousands gathered in Trafalgar Square on Saturday for the March of the Mummies protest against a childcare structure that many say is setting parents, children and society up for failure" (para 1). If thousands are gathering to protest the childcare structure, then it must not be meeting their needs (MB-CODER COMMENT). "The UK’s childcare costs are already among the highest in the world" (para 7).
April 30, 2024, 5:55 p.m.
Countries: South Africa
Variables: GIC-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-3
"South Africa’s laws and regulations do cater for non-standard workers. They’re supposed to get health protection in the workplace, maternity leave and job security. But the policy framework is fragmented and employers don’t always comply. For instance, some women lose their income for the months they are on maternity leave" (para 16).
Variables: GIC-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-3
"South Africa’s laws and regulations do cater for non-standard workers. They’re supposed to get health protection in the workplace, maternity leave and job security. But the policy framework is fragmented and employers don’t always comply. For instance, some women lose their income for the months they are on maternity leave" (para 16).
March 30, 2024, 2:46 p.m.
Countries: Lithuania
Variables: GIC-LAW-3
"[T]he first two months of the parental leave quota, including leave for mothers and for fathers, [are] non -transferrable for both parents" (13). "[A] sufficient number of affordable and accessible childcare facilities [are not provided] in rural areas" (13).
Variables: GIC-LAW-3
"[T]he first two months of the parental leave quota, including leave for mothers and for fathers, [are] non -transferrable for both parents" (13). "[A] sufficient number of affordable and accessible childcare facilities [are not provided] in rural areas" (13).
March 15, 2024, 2:30 p.m.
Countries: Gabon
Variables: GIC-LAW-3
"The assistance programme provides for access to health care (National Health Insurance and Social Protection Fund), microcredits for income-generating activities (National Fund for Social Action),[and] food aid, [as] assistance to girl mothers" (24). "[T]he State, through the National Health Insurance and Social Protection Fund, provides free care for pregnant women and provides training for [single mothers and girl-mothers]" (29).
Variables: GIC-LAW-3
"The assistance programme provides for access to health care (National Health Insurance and Social Protection Fund), microcredits for income-generating activities (National Fund for Social Action),[and] food aid, [as] assistance to girl mothers" (24). "[T]he State, through the National Health Insurance and Social Protection Fund, provides free care for pregnant women and provides training for [single mothers and girl-mothers]" (29).
Jan. 16, 2024, 6:33 p.m.
Countries: Botswana
Variables: GIC-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-3
"The Employment (Amendment) Act of 2010 has set a minimum pay of 50% salary for women on maternity leave as compared to the previous dispensation where it was left to the discretion of the employer" (19, 30).
Variables: GIC-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-3
"The Employment (Amendment) Act of 2010 has set a minimum pay of 50% salary for women on maternity leave as compared to the previous dispensation where it was left to the discretion of the employer" (19, 30).
Jan. 4, 2024, 10:41 a.m.
Countries: Singapore
Variables: GIC-LAW-3
"Shared Parental Leave was increased from 1 to 4 weeks" (6). "In 2017, the Government legislated the second week of Government-Paid Paternity Leave, and increased Shared Parental Leave from one to four weeks. Childcare and Infant Care Leave entitlements are also extended equally to working fathers and mothers" (14). "Low-income working families will pay just S$3 a month for full-day childcare or S$1 a month for half-day kindergarten services at Government-supported preschools" (16).
Variables: GIC-LAW-3
"Shared Parental Leave was increased from 1 to 4 weeks" (6). "In 2017, the Government legislated the second week of Government-Paid Paternity Leave, and increased Shared Parental Leave from one to four weeks. Childcare and Infant Care Leave entitlements are also extended equally to working fathers and mothers" (14). "Low-income working families will pay just S$3 a month for full-day childcare or S$1 a month for half-day kindergarten services at Government-supported preschools" (16).
Nov. 28, 2023, 1:11 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: GIC-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-3
"The high cost of childcare is a major deterrent to having children in China" (pp 4). "China has been trying to encourage couples to have more children with tax breaks and cash handouts, as well as more generous maternity leave, medical insurance and housing subsidies" (pp 16).
Variables: GIC-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-3
"The high cost of childcare is a major deterrent to having children in China" (pp 4). "China has been trying to encourage couples to have more children with tax breaks and cash handouts, as well as more generous maternity leave, medical insurance and housing subsidies" (pp 16).
Nov. 21, 2023, 5:44 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: GIC-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-3
"Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed on Saturday that the government would boost paid parental leave from 18 to 26 weeks in a staged plan to be rolled out by July 2026" (para. 1). "Eventually, all families with a new baby will be able to access six months of leave shared between two parents and paid at the rate of the national minimum wage" (para. 2). "Single parents will be able to access the full 26 weeks, while the leave will be made more flexible with parents able to take it in blocks between periods of paid work" (para. 3). "The ACTU noted Australia currently had one of the lowest-paid parental...more
Variables: GIC-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-3
"Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed on Saturday that the government would boost paid parental leave from 18 to 26 weeks in a staged plan to be rolled out by July 2026" (para. 1). "Eventually, all families with a new baby will be able to access six months of leave shared between two parents and paid at the rate of the national minimum wage" (para. 2). "Single parents will be able to access the full 26 weeks, while the leave will be made more flexible with parents able to take it in blocks between periods of paid work" (para. 3). "The ACTU noted Australia currently had one of the lowest-paid parental...more
Nov. 6, 2023, 11:49 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: GIC-LAW-3
"Thirty-one provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities across the country have refined their policies on additional leave as a reward for compliance with family planning requirements, to explicitly provide that women are entitled to such leave of one to nine months, in addition to the 98 days of statutory maternity leave, and that men are entitled to paid paternity leave of 7 to 31 days" (22).
Variables: GIC-LAW-3
"Thirty-one provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities across the country have refined their policies on additional leave as a reward for compliance with family planning requirements, to explicitly provide that women are entitled to such leave of one to nine months, in addition to the 98 days of statutory maternity leave, and that men are entitled to paid paternity leave of 7 to 31 days" (22).
Oct. 10, 2023, 12:58 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: GIC-LAW-3
"Yet since assuming office in May, his administration has come up with few ideas for solving the problem other than continuing in a similar vein – setting up a committee to discuss the issue and promising yet more financial support for newborns. A monthly allowance for parents with babies up to 1-year-old will increase from the current 300,000 won to 700,000 won ($230 to $540) in 2023 and to 1 million Korean won ($770) by 2024, according to the Yoon administration" (para 9). "Government-funded nurseries are free but a handful of scandals in recent years involving caregivers striking infants has put many parents off. While the cases were minimal, they...more
Variables: GIC-LAW-3
"Yet since assuming office in May, his administration has come up with few ideas for solving the problem other than continuing in a similar vein – setting up a committee to discuss the issue and promising yet more financial support for newborns. A monthly allowance for parents with babies up to 1-year-old will increase from the current 300,000 won to 700,000 won ($230 to $540) in 2023 and to 1 million Korean won ($770) by 2024, according to the Yoon administration" (para 9). "Government-funded nurseries are free but a handful of scandals in recent years involving caregivers striking infants has put many parents off. While the cases were minimal, they...more
Oct. 4, 2023, 6:58 a.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: LO-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-3
"[T]he approval of General Labour Act No. 7/15 on 15 June 2015, provides for maternity leave and the availability of microcredits for women" (11).
Variables: LO-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-3
"[T]he approval of General Labour Act No. 7/15 on 15 June 2015, provides for maternity leave and the availability of microcredits for women" (11).
Sept. 30, 2023, 4 p.m.
Countries: Kazakhstan
Variables: GIC-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-3
"The Committee welcomes the strategic development plan for the period up to 2025, but is concerned that the State party’s development efforts have not translated into substantive equality for women with increased social and economic benefits. In particular, it notes with concern the following: (a) The lack of access to social security benefits and childcare allowances for unemployed women and women employed in the informal sector; (b) The low social benefits and the lack of high-quality rented accommodation provided to large families living in poverty" (pp.14-15).
Variables: GIC-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-3
"The Committee welcomes the strategic development plan for the period up to 2025, but is concerned that the State party’s development efforts have not translated into substantive equality for women with increased social and economic benefits. In particular, it notes with concern the following: (a) The lack of access to social security benefits and childcare allowances for unemployed women and women employed in the informal sector; (b) The low social benefits and the lack of high-quality rented accommodation provided to large families living in poverty" (pp.14-15).
Sept. 18, 2023, 2 a.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1, LBHO-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-3, ABO-LAW-1
"Writing the previous year, Wangdi pointed explicitly to gaps in economic and governmental participation, with far fewer women than men in the civil service workforce and women making up just 8.5 percent of the National Assembly and 24 percent of the National Council. On a personal level, female reproductive rights lag in certain aspects. While women in the public and private sectors receive three months’ maternity leave with 100 percent of their wages, abortion is illegal except in certain specific cases, leading many women to cross into India and seek abortions in unsafe conditions" (para.4).
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1, LBHO-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-3, ABO-LAW-1
"Writing the previous year, Wangdi pointed explicitly to gaps in economic and governmental participation, with far fewer women than men in the civil service workforce and women making up just 8.5 percent of the National Assembly and 24 percent of the National Council. On a personal level, female reproductive rights lag in certain aspects. While women in the public and private sectors receive three months’ maternity leave with 100 percent of their wages, abortion is illegal except in certain specific cases, leading many women to cross into India and seek abortions in unsafe conditions" (para.4).
Sept. 18, 2023, 2 a.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1, LBHO-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-3, ABO-LAW-1
"Writing the previous year, Wangdi pointed explicitly to gaps in economic and governmental participation, with far fewer women than men in the civil service workforce and women making up just 8.5 percent of the National Assembly and 24 percent of the National Council. On a personal level, female reproductive rights lag in certain aspects. While women in the public and private sectors receive three months’ maternity leave with 100 percent of their wages, abortion is illegal except in certain specific cases, leading many women to cross into India and seek abortions in unsafe conditions" (para.4).
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1, LBHO-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-3, ABO-LAW-1
"Writing the previous year, Wangdi pointed explicitly to gaps in economic and governmental participation, with far fewer women than men in the civil service workforce and women making up just 8.5 percent of the National Assembly and 24 percent of the National Council. On a personal level, female reproductive rights lag in certain aspects. While women in the public and private sectors receive three months’ maternity leave with 100 percent of their wages, abortion is illegal except in certain specific cases, leading many women to cross into India and seek abortions in unsafe conditions" (para.4).
Aug. 24, 2023, 1:08 a.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: GIC-LAW-3
"[G]ender stereotypes are [persistent and] a root cause of the assignment of a disproportionate burden of unpaid domestic work, child-raising and care of family members to women and the insufficient maternity leave afforded to women, thereby limiting their access to the labour market;" (9). "[T]he period of maternity leave [is] two [months]" (10). The CEDAW committee recommends this be increased to four months (MV- coder comment). "[P]aternity leave [is not established] to be taken within the first two weeks of the child's birth" (10)
Variables: GIC-LAW-3
"[G]ender stereotypes are [persistent and] a root cause of the assignment of a disproportionate burden of unpaid domestic work, child-raising and care of family members to women and the insufficient maternity leave afforded to women, thereby limiting their access to the labour market;" (9). "[T]he period of maternity leave [is] two [months]" (10). The CEDAW committee recommends this be increased to four months (MV- coder comment). "[P]aternity leave [is not established] to be taken within the first two weeks of the child's birth" (10)
Aug. 15, 2023, 6:17 a.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: GIC-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-3
"The prevalence of violations against women and girls working in the informal sector and in domestic work, particularly with regard to sexual harassment in the workplace and violations of the principle of equal remuneration for work of equal value, the guarantee of the minimum salary, paid leave, maternity and paternity leave and the respect of maximum working hours (for domestic workers), the lack of implementation of relevant national legislation, and the concentration of women in the informal labour market and their exclusion from labour and social protection" (11-12).
Variables: GIC-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-3
"The prevalence of violations against women and girls working in the informal sector and in domestic work, particularly with regard to sexual harassment in the workplace and violations of the principle of equal remuneration for work of equal value, the guarantee of the minimum salary, paid leave, maternity and paternity leave and the respect of maximum working hours (for domestic workers), the lack of implementation of relevant national legislation, and the concentration of women in the informal labour market and their exclusion from labour and social protection" (11-12).
Aug. 8, 2023, 12:20 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: GIC-LAW-3
"To ensure that these rights and freedoms are fulfilled and to strengthen their guarantees, the following laws have been adopted: Act No. 2015-15 of 16 July 2015 authorizing the President of the Republic to ratify the International Labour Organization (ILO) Maternity Protection Convention, 2000 (No. 183)..." (3)(NF - CODER COMMENT - The act states that all female workers, regardless of nationality, have the right to maternity leave). "Senegal also has a national action plan for the eradication of gender-based violence and the promotion of human rights. This multisectoral document, covering the period 2017–2021, is now being implemented and has led, among its initial results, to the formulation of regional action...more
Variables: GIC-LAW-3
"To ensure that these rights and freedoms are fulfilled and to strengthen their guarantees, the following laws have been adopted: Act No. 2015-15 of 16 July 2015 authorizing the President of the Republic to ratify the International Labour Organization (ILO) Maternity Protection Convention, 2000 (No. 183)..." (3)(NF - CODER COMMENT - The act states that all female workers, regardless of nationality, have the right to maternity leave). "Senegal also has a national action plan for the eradication of gender-based violence and the promotion of human rights. This multisectoral document, covering the period 2017–2021, is now being implemented and has led, among its initial results, to the formulation of regional action...more