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Maternity Protection Convention, 2000 (No. 183) - Cuba (RATIFICATION: 2004)

The Committee notes the information provided by the Government in relation to the application of Articles 3 and 6(6) of the Convention.

Article 4(1). Minimum duration of maternity leave. In reply to the Committee’s previous comments on section 8 of Legislative Decree No. 234 of 2003, the Government states that section 8 of the above Decree provides for only 12 weeks of paid leave in exceptional cases of medical error concerning the due date of birth. The normal period of paid leave, however, is 18 weeks, which is longer than the requirements of the Convention. The Committee recalls that the Convention does not allow for any exception to the minimum duration of maternity leave of 14 weeks and once again requests the Government to amend section 8 of Legislative Decree No. 234 in order to give full effect to Article 4(1) of the Convention.