Working women: Nestle announces maternity policy

The new policy embraces key principles set out by the International Labour Organisation, MPC

LAHORE:

This year’s World Breastfeeding Week (August 1-7) calls for concerted worldwide action to encourage and support all new mothers in creating a balance between breastfeeding and work. Nestle recently launched an initiative aligned to this.

The Nestlé Global Maternity Protection Policy ensures paid maternity leave of up to 24 weeks and a conducive work environment for breastfeeding. The new policy embraces key principles set out by the International Labour Organisation, Maternity Protection Convention. Some notable measures in the policy include: minimum 14 weeks paid maternity leave with the right to extend the leave to 24 weeks, employment protection and job security and conducive environment to breastfeeding.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 7^th, 2015.