Maternity Protection Convention, 1919

Maternity Protection Convention, 1919
C3
ILO Convention
Date of adoption November 28, 1919
Date in force June 13, 1921
Classification Maternity Benefit
Maternity Protection
Subject Maternity Protection
Previous Unemployment Convention, 1919
Next Night Work (Women) Convention, 1919 (shelved)

Maternity Protection Convention, 1919 is an International Labour Organization Convention.

It was established in 1919:

Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to "women's employment, before and after childbirth, including the question of maternity benefit",...

Modification

The principles contained in the convention were subsequently revised and included in ILO Convention C103, Maternity Protection Convention (Revised), 1952, and in Maternity Protection Convention, 2000.

Ratifications

As of 2013, the convention had been ratified by 34 states. Of the ratifying states, eight have subsequently denounced the treaty.

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