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The General Conference of the International
Labour Organization,
Having been convened at Geneva by the
Governing Body of the International Labour
Office, and
Having met in its 88th Session on 30 May
2000, and
Having decided upon the adoption
of certain proposals with regard to
maternity protection, which is the fourth
item on the agenda of the session, and
Having determined that these proposals
shall take the form of a Recommendation
supplementing the Maternity Protection
Convention, 2000 (hereinafter referred to
as "the Convention"),
adopts this fifteenth day of June of the year
two thousand the following Recommendation,
which may be cited as the Maternity
Protection Recommendation, 2000.
MATERNITY LEAVE
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1. Members should endeavour to extend
the period of maternity leave referred
to in Article 4 of the Convention
to at least 18 weeks.
2. Provision should be made for an
extension of the maternity leave in the
event of multiple births.
3. To the extent possible, measures
should be taken to ensure that the
woman is entitled to choose freely the
time at which she takes any non-compulsory
portion of her maternity
leave, before or after childbirth.
BENEFITS
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Where practicable, and after consultation
with the representative organizations
of employers and workers, the
cash benefits to which a woman is
entitled during leave referred to in
Articles 4 and 5 of the Convention
should be raised to the full amount
of the woman's previous earnings or
of such of those earnings as are taken
into account for the purpose of computing
benefits.
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To the extent possible, the medical
benefits provided for in Article 6,
paragraph 7, of the Convention
should include:
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care given in a doctor's office, at
home or in a hospital or other
medical establishment by a general
practitioner or a specialist;
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maternity care given by a qualified
midwife or by another maternity
service at home or in a hospital
or other medical establishment
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maintenance in a hospital or other
medical establishment;
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any necessary pharmaceutical and
medical supplies, examinations
and tests prescribed by a medical
practitioner or other qualified person;
and
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dental and surgical care.
FINANCING OF BENEFITS
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Any contribution due under compulsory
social insurance providing maternity
benefits and any tax based upon
payrolls which is raised for the purpose
of providing such benefits,
whether paid by both the employer
and the employees or by the employer,
should be paid in respect of
the total number of men and women
employed, without distinction of sex.
EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION AND
NON-DISCRIMINATION
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A woman should be entitled to return
to her former position or an equivalent
position paid at the same rate at
the end of her leave referred to in Article
5 of the Convention. The period
of leave referred to in Articles 4 and
5 of the Convention should be considered
as a period of service for the
determination of her rights.
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