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Economy February 7, 2017 | 10:24 am

Maternity leave upped to 14 months

Santo Domingo.- Maternity or post-natal leave increases from 12 to 14 weeks as of Thursday, February 9th, as established in resolution 211-14 that approved International Labor Organization's Convention (ILO) 183 on Maternity Protection, adopted in 2000.

The announcement was made in March 2016 by former Labor Minister, Maritza Hernández, who at the time clarified that the extension di... Read more

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