(a)(d)
Convention No.3 (Maternity protection, 1919)
Dismissal during maternity leave
Prohibited
Seniority rights
Other
protection and benefits
2.
(b)
Convention No. 102' (hinium standards of social security, 1952)
Appendix 8 (cont'd)
Convention No. 105
Recommendation No. 95
(Maternity protection, 1952): (Maternity protection, 1952)
Prohibited
Protected period should be extended to begin as from the date when the
employer has been
notified by medical certificate of the
pregnancy and to continue until one month at least after the end of the maternity leave period.
Seniority rights should be preserved as well as the right to reinstate- ment in her former work or in equivalent work paid at the same rate.
(a) No night work and
overtime work.
(b) Prohibition of work
prejudicial to the health of the woman or of her child during pregnancy and up to three months after confinement (e.g. heavy weight- lifting, pulling or pushing; undue physical strain including prolonged standing; work with vibrating machines). (c) Right of transfer to another kind of work not harmful to her health, without loss of wages.
(d) Other benefits in
kind or in cash (e.g. layettes, milk, nursing allowance for nursing mothers).
Legislative provisions
in Hong Kong
Prohibited
The continuity of employment of a female employee shall not be treated as broken by her maternity leave.
(a) No woman is
permitted to work in industrial undertakings between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. (or between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.j if she is employed on shift work).
(b) Industrial work of not more than 8 hours a day and 48 hours a week.
(c) Overtime work of
not more than 2 hours a day and 200 hours a year.
(a) No woman employed
in any industrial undertaking is permitted to carry any load which is ressonably heavy having regard to her age and physical develop- ment.
Notes: (a) Not ratified by the United Kingdon. Declaration of "decision reserved"
has been made by Hong Kong.
(b) Ratified by the United Kingdom. Declaration of "decision reserved" has
been made by Hong Kong.
(c) Hot ratified by the United Kingdom and no declaration can be made by
Heng Kong.
(a) Recommendation 12 (maternity protection - agriculture, 101)
recomiends cxtension of benefits laid down in Convention Do. 3 to women wage-earners employed in agricultural undertakings.
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