Treaty

Convention concerning the revision of the Maternity Protection Convention (Revised), 1952

Parties with reservations, declarations and objections

Party Reservations / Declarations Objections
Albania Yes No
Antigua and Barbuda Yes No
Austria Yes No
Azerbaijan Yes No
Belarus Yes No
Belize Yes No
Benin Yes No
Bosnia and Herzegovina Yes No
Bulgaria Yes No
Burkina Faso Yes No
Cuba Yes No
Cyprus Yes No
Dominican Republic Yes No
El Salvador Yes No
Germany Yes No
Hungary Yes No
Italy Yes No
Kazakhstan Yes No
Latvia Yes No
Lithuania Yes No
Luxembourg Yes No
Mali Yes No
Mauritius Yes No
Moldova Yes No
Montenegro Yes No
Morocco Yes No
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the Yes No
Niger Yes No
North Macedonia Yes No
Norway Yes No
Panama Yes No
Peru Yes No
Portugal Yes No
Romania Yes No
San Marino Yes No
São Tomé e Principe Yes No
Senegal Yes No
Serbia Yes No
Slovakia Yes No
Slovenia Yes No
Switzerland Yes No

Albania

18-08-2004

Period of maternity leave: 365 calender days

Antigua and Barbuda

06-05-2022

Period of maternity leave: 14 weeks

Austria

30-04-2004

Period of maternity leave: 16 weeks

Azerbaijan

29-10-2010

Women shall be granted paid pregnancy and maternity leave of 126 calendar days (70 calendar days before childbirth and 56 days after childbirth). In the case of abnormal or multiple births, women shall be granted 140 calendar days (70 days before and 70 days after childbirth). Women working in agriculture shall be granted pregnancy and maternity leave for 140 calendar days (70 days before and 70 days after childbirth). In case of abnormal birth, women should be granted 156 calendar days (70 days before, and 86 after childbirth) and in the event of multiple births (70 days before and 110 days after childbirth).

Belarus

10-02-2004

Period of maternity leave: 126 calender days. 70 days before childbirth
and 56 days after childbirth. In cases of complicated childbirth or delivery
of two and more children a period of maternity leave after childbirth
is 70 days.

Belize

09-11-2005

Period of maternity leave: 14 weeks

Benin

10-01-2012

Period of maternity leave: 14 weeks.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

18-01-2010

Period of maternity leave: 28 days before the date of delivery and for a total period of one year (for twins, and subsequent children, a total period of 18 months) is guaranteed.

Bulgaria

06-12-2001

Period of maternity leave: 135 days

Burkina Faso

04-03-2013

Period of maternity leave: 14 weeks.

Cuba

01-06-2004

Period of maternity leave: 18 weeks

Cyprus

12-01-2005

Period of maternity leave: 16 weeks

Dominican Republic

09-02-2016

Period of maternity leave: 14 weeks.

El Salvador

07-06-2022

Period of maternity leave: 16 weeks

Germany

30-09-2021

Period of maternity leave: 14 weeks

Hungary

04-11-2003

Period of maternity leave: 24 weeks

Italy

07-02-2001

Period of maternity leave: 5 months

Kazakhstan

13-06-2012

The period of maternity leave is 18 weeks (20 weeks in case of obstructed child birth or in the case of the birth of 2 or more children).

Latvia

09-02-2009

Period of maternity leave: 16 weeks

Lithuania

29-09-2003

Period of maternity leave: 126 calender days

Luxembourg

08-04-2008

Period of maternity: 16 weeks

Mali

05-06-2008

Period of maternity leave: 14 weeks

Mauritius

13-06-2019

Period of maternity leave: 14 weeks

Moldova

28-08-2006

Period of maternity leave: 126 calendar days

Montenegro

19-04-2012

The length of maternity leave is 365 days from the birth of child.

Morocco

13-04-2011

Period of maternity leave: 14 weeks.

Netherlands, the Kingdom of the

15-01-2009

Pregnant employees are entitled to 16 weeks of maternity leave. Article 3:1(2) of the Work and Care Law prescribes that maternity leave commences between 6 and 4 four weeks before the presumed date of childbirth. Article 3:1(3) of the Work and Care Law sees to a 10 weeks maternity leave after the date of childbirth. If the leave before the date of childbirth will be less than 6 weeks, the days of leave missed will be added to the 10 weeks leave after the date of childbirth, resulting in a total of 16 weeks of maternity leave.

Niger

10-06-2019

Period of maternity leave: 14 weeks

North Macedonia

03-10-2012

The length of the maternity leave is 9 months in the case of 1 child, and 12 months in the case of 2 or more children.

Norway

09-11-2015

A pregnant employee is entitled to leave of absence for up to twelve weeks during pregnancy and that, after giving birth, the mother shall have leave of absence for the first six weeks unless she produces a medical certificate stating that it is better for her to resume work. Furthermore, the parents shall be entitled to leave of absence for a total of 12 months.

Panama

22-03-2022

Period of maternity leave: 14 weeks.

Peru

09-05-2016

Women workers are entitled to 14 weeks of maternity leave: 49 days of prenatal leave and 49 days postnatal leave.

Portugal

08-11-2012

Women workers are entitled to an initial parental leave of 120 or 150 consecutive days.

Romania

23-10-2002

Period of maternity leave: 126 calender days

San Marino

19-06-2019

Period of maternity leave: 150 days

São Tomé e Principe

12-06-2017

Period of maternity leave: 14 weeks

Senegal

18-04-2017

Period of maternity leave: 14 weeks

Serbia

31-08-2010

Period of maternity leave: 16 weeks.

Slovakia

12-12-2000

In accordance with Article 4, paragraph 2, of the Convention, the Period
of maternity leave has been fixed to 28 weeks.

Slovenia

01-03-2010

Period of maternity leave: 105 days.

Switzerland

04-06-2014

Period of maternity leave: 14 weeks from the birth of child.

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