REQUEST FOR URGENT ACTION
Yesterday 23 February, the European Parliament's women’s rights committee adopted the Estrela report on the revised pregnant workers directive- 19 votes in favour, 13 against.
Vote in plenary is scheduled for 24 or 25 March.
Given the opposition by some governments, business and some groups in parliament ( EPP and Liberals), we need you to contact your MEPs and express support for the Estrela report , especially :
- Increase of maternity leave from 14 weeks to 20 weeks fully paid (Commission’s proposal is 18 weeks; WHO recommendation is 24 weeks)
- application to domestic workers and self-employed
- 2 weeks' paid paternity leave; our initial view is that paternity leave should be part of a separate legislative proposal but as nothing seems to be in the Commission’s pipeline it is better to secure this right via the maternity directive than nothing
- stronger legal protection on return of maternity leave ( ban on dismissal from beginning of pregnancy to at least 6 months after end of maternity leave; right to return to same job or equivalent post on same pay level)
- time off for breastfeeding
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