Einde inhoudsopgave
European social charter (1961)
Article 8 The right of employed women to protection
Geldend
Geldend vanaf 26-02-1965
- Bronpublicatie:
18-10-1961, Trb. 1962, 3 (uitgifte: 12-01-1962, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
- Inwerkingtreding
26-02-1965
- Bronpublicatie inwerkingtreding:
12-05-1980, Trb. 1980, 65 (uitgifte: 01-01-1980, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
- Vakgebied(en)
Internationaal publiekrecht / Mensenrechten
Internationale sociale zekerheid / Mensenrechten
With a view to ensuring the effective exercise of the right of employed women to protection, the Contracting Parties undertake:
- 1.
to provide either by paid leave, by adequate social security benefits or by benefits from public funds for women to take leave before and after childbirth up to a total of at least 12 weeks;
- 2.
to consider it as unlawful for an employer to give a woman notice of dismissal during her absence on maternity leave or to give her notice of dismissal at such a time that the notice would expire during such absence;
- 3.
to provide that mothers who are nursing their infants shall be entitled to sufficient time off for this purpose;
- 4
- (a)
to regulate the employment of women workers on night work in industrial employment;
- (b)
to prohibit the employment of women workers in underground mining, and, as appropriate, on all other work which is unsuitable for them by reason of its dangerous, unhealthy, or arduous nature.