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Promoting Decent Workplaces for Women to Thrive
In Uganda, working mothers are entitled to 60 days of maternity leave on full wages with a guarantee of the job they left behind (or its equivalent) waiting for them when they get back to work. This requirement is provided for in Section 56 of The Employment Act of 2006. This is the only provision for working mothers yet, due to cultural attitudes, the burden of childcare rests on women’s shoulders. Although this provision is a step in the right direction, Uganda’s laws, regulations and policies are still largely inadequate when it comes to mothers and childcare. These inadequacies are why Platform for Labor Action and the Working Members of Parliament in partnership with various workers and civil society groups…
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