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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.