ILO: Maternity leave: Women's survival vs. family responsibilities in Rwanda

Maternity leave: Women's survival vs. family responsibilities in RwandaMost women make a choice between their own survival and family responsibilities. This is where the ILO Convention on maternity protection comes in.

Feature | 22 October 2014
KIGALI (ILO News) – Kanyange’s (not her real name) baby is crying intermittently as they wait to meet a doctor at a health care centre in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. “My baby has been like this over the last two days. This started just after I had returned to work after my six-week maternity leave had expired.” 

The doctor’s instructions brought more concerns to the 35-year old mother who was told she needs to get more time to breastfeed the baby. In charge of social affairs at the Rwandese local government, she had just reported back to work after six weeks of maternity leave because she feared losing 80 per cent of her salary. to read more visit the ILO page: http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/features/WCMS_315019/l…