Evaluation of a pilot consultation for maternity protection at work in Switzerland (original) (raw)
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BACKGROUND In accordance with the International Labour Organization’s Maternity Protection Convention (No. 183) and European Union Directive 92/857CEE (1992), Switzerland’s Labour Law and its Maternity Protection Ordinance (OProMa) aim to protect the health of pregnant employees and their future children while enabling them to pursue their working activities. Gynaecologists-obstetricians have a key role in this legislation, particularly through the prescription of preventive leave for patients who would otherwise face dangerous or arduous tasks in the absence of an adequate risk analysis or suitable protective measures. However, international and national literature suggests that gynaecologists-obstetricians may encounter difficulties in fulfilling their role. AIMS This study aimed to: (1) describe the practices and difficulties encountered by gynaecologists-obstetricians in the practical implementation of the OProMa; and (2) compare the evolution of these practices and difficulties...
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OVERVIEW OF MATERNITY PROTECTION: INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
isara solutions, 2018
Maternity protection has been recognized as a fundamental human right. It is crucial to promoting maternal and child health and preventing discrimination against them. Various legal instruments in the form of Conventions and Declarations under the aegis of International Labour Organisation have been enacted over the last century. Necessary amendments are also brought to them in tune with changed social and economic circumstances. At the national level, the countries across the globe are trying to incorporate the minimum protection for the working mothers as maternity protection. • Despite the legal protections introduced over many years, expectant and new mothers remain vulnerable at the workplace. Laws around the world need to be improved everywhere. Strengthening implementation of maternity protection rights is also a priority-calling for greater efforts in raising awareness among employers and workers of maternity protection rights. Employers must accept their responsibility under the relevant law and secure the rights of women. The present research paper is an attempt to highlight the international and national perspectives on maternity protection. It gives a background of the rationale for "maternity protection provisions". The call for the policy makers is to introduce paternity protection in the modern social system.