Wednesday, December 19, 2007
[IWS] ILO: SAFE MATERNITY & the WORLD OF WORK [November 2007]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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ILO
Conditions of Work and Employment Programme (TRAVAIL)
SAFE MATERNITY and the WORLD OF WORK [November 2007]
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/condtrav/pdf/safemat_07.pdf
[full-text, 34 pages]
CONTENTS
Preface v
Introduction 1
Maternal mortality: The realities, the reasons 1
The world of work: An entry point for promoting safe maternity 2
Improving maternity protection and health through the workplace 5
The importance of maternity protection at work for maternal and newborn health and for gender equality 5
Maternity protection at work 5
Making maternity protection a reality 6
Workplace education and services 8
Addressing the needs of HIV-positive women during pregnancy 9
Improving maternity protection and health through the workplace: Moving forward 10
Implementing, extending and improving social health protection 11
Achieving universal coverage in social health protection: The ILO strategy towards universal access to health care 12
Maternity benefits schemes 14
Implementing, extending and improving social health protection: Moving forward 15
Promoting decent work for health workers 15
Better working conditions for health workers 15
HIV/AIDS takes a toll on health workers 16
Migration 16
Social dialogue: Building consensus for sustainable solutions 17
Partnerships 17
Conclusions: Mobilizing support, working together 19
Documents and references 21
Annex : Ratifications of international labour standards with particular relevance to maternity and to health workers 25
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
ILO
Conditions of Work and Employment Programme (TRAVAIL)
SAFE MATERNITY and the WORLD OF WORK [November 2007]
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/condtrav/pdf/safemat_07.pdf
[full-text, 34 pages]
CONTENTS
Preface v
Introduction 1
Maternal mortality: The realities, the reasons 1
The world of work: An entry point for promoting safe maternity 2
Improving maternity protection and health through the workplace 5
The importance of maternity protection at work for maternal and newborn health and for gender equality 5
Maternity protection at work 5
Making maternity protection a reality 6
Workplace education and services 8
Addressing the needs of HIV-positive women during pregnancy 9
Improving maternity protection and health through the workplace: Moving forward 10
Implementing, extending and improving social health protection 11
Achieving universal coverage in social health protection: The ILO strategy towards universal access to health care 12
Maternity benefits schemes 14
Implementing, extending and improving social health protection: Moving forward 15
Promoting decent work for health workers 15
Better working conditions for health workers 15
HIV/AIDS takes a toll on health workers 16
Migration 16
Social dialogue: Building consensus for sustainable solutions 17
Partnerships 17
Conclusions: Mobilizing support, working together 19
Documents and references 21
Annex : Ratifications of international labour standards with particular relevance to maternity and to health workers 25
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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