Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2008, published 98th ILC session (2009)

Maternity Protection Convention, 1919 (No. 3) - Côte d'Ivoire (Ratification: 1961)

The Committee’ notes that the Government’s report has not been received. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous direct request, which read as follows:

Article 3(a) of the Convention. Compulsory postnatal leave. The Committee notes the Government’s statement that, once Parliament is in a position to take up its normal activities once again, it intends to supplement the Labour Code by establishing explicitly, in accordance with this provision of the Convention, the compulsory nature of a part of postnatal leave of a minimum duration of six weeks.

Article 3(c). Receipt of maternity benefits in the event of a mistake in the presumed date of confinement. The Committee notes the Government’s statement that it also undertakes to adopt the necessary measures to ensure that, in the event of a mistake in the presumed date of confinement, that is particularly in cases of late confinement, women workers are assured of receiving their maternity benefits, in accordance with this provision of the Convention.

The Committee would be grateful if the Government would keep it informed of any progress achieved in this respect and provide with its next report a copy of any amendment to the relevant laws or regulations.