Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2014, published 104th ILC session (2015)

Maternity Protection Convention, 2000 (No. 183) - Montenegro (Ratification: 2012)

Article 3 of the Convention. Health protection. The Committee notes that the Government adopted the Proposal for a Law on Health and Safety at Work, which is currently before the Parliament and wishes to be informed of any further development in this respect.

Article 6(6). Adequate benefits out of social assistance funds. The Committee takes note of section 31 of the Law on Social and Child Protection which defines the monthly amount of financial support, as well as of section 44 which defines the monthly amount of child allowance to be paid to families (taking into account the composition of the family). The Committee requests the Government to indicate whether these amounts are sufficient to ensure the maintenance of the mother and her child in proper conditions of health and with a suitable standard of living.

Article 6(7). Medical benefits. The Committee requests the Government to confirm that medical benefits provided for in the 2004 law on health insurance are free of charge.

Article 8(1). Burden of proof in case of illegal dismissal. Please indicate the legal provision ensuring that the burden of proving that the reasons for dismissal are unrelated to pregnancy or childbirth and its consequences or nursing rests on the employer.

Article 10(2). Breastfeeding breaks counted as working time and remunerated accordingly. Please indicate the legal provision ensuring that the nursing breaks provided for by section 111(a)(2) of the Labour Code are counted as working time and remunerated accordingly.