Maternity Protection Convention (Revised), 1952

Maternity Protection Convention (Revised), 1952 is an International Labour Organization Convention.

Maternity Protection Convention (Revised), 1952

C103
ILO Convention
Date of adoption	June 28, 1952
Date in force	September 7, 1955
Classification	Maternity Benefit Maternity leave Maternity Protection
Subject	Maternity Protection
Previous	Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952
Next	Abolition of Penal Sanctions (Indigenous Workers) Convention, 1955 (shelved)

It was established in 1952, with the preamble stating:

Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to maternity protection,...

Modification

The convention revised Convention C3 on definition of women, to be also irrespective of race and creed, not only of age, marriage status and nationality, and was subsequently revised in 2000 by Convention C183 on minimum condition of maternity leave (from 12 weeks to 14 weeks) and no

Ratifications

As of 2013, the convention had been ratified by 41 states. Subsequently, the treaty has been denounced by 17 of the ratifying states, some automatically due to ratification of conventions that trigger automatic denunciation of the 1952 treaty.

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