Understanding the components of comprehensive maternity protection available and accessible to non-standard workers in South Africa: Domestic workers as a case study
| dc.contributor.advisor | Doherty, Tanya | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pereira-Kotze, Catherine Jane (Katie) | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-02-23T09:25:07Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-11-07T09:36:52Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-02-23T09:25:07Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-11-07T09:36:52Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
| dc.description | Philosophiae Doctor - PhD | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Maternity protection refers to a set of entitlements for working women around the time of pregnancy, childbirth and upon return to work, while breastfeeding. Comprehensive maternity protection incorporates health protection at the workplace; a period of maternity leave, cash, and medical benefits while on maternity leave; job security; non-discrimination; access to breastfeeding breaks and childcare support. Maternity protection in South Africa has not previously been comprehensively documented and investigated. Women working in permanent, full-time positions in the formal sector have greater access to maternity protection. Women working in positions of non-standard employment have not been allocated sufficient priority and investigation in the literature and previous research on maternity protection. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10566/19187 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of the Western Cape | en_US |
| dc.rights.holder | University of the Western Cape | en_US |
| dc.subject | Breastfeeding | en_US |
| dc.subject | Women’s rights | en_US |
| dc.subject | Public health | en_US |
| dc.subject | South Africa | en_US |
| dc.subject | Maternity | en_US |
| dc.title | Understanding the components of comprehensive maternity protection available and accessible to non-standard workers in South Africa: Domestic workers as a case study | en_US |