Francis-Xavier Sosu<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
A new bill\u00a0extending maternity leave from three to four months, introducing paternal leave for men, and providing for other \u2018related matters\u2019 in maternal health, such as the abolition of sanitary pad taxes, is currently being drafted.<\/p>\n
The bill, which guarantees working parents immediate parental leave upon childbirth, is yet to be introduced in Parliament.<\/p>\n
MP for Madina, Francis-Xavier Sosu, who is proposing the new law to promote gender equality, stated that the three-month maternity leave is insufficient for women.<\/p>\n
According to him, his private members\u2019 bill will ensure that men who are left behind during childbirth have the right to a parental\u00a0leave in such difficult moments.<\/p>\n
Addressing the media following a postponed stakeholders\u2019 engagement on the proposed bill, MP Sosu stated that women would be better protected against being laid off under the new rules.<\/p>\n
He argued that currently, workers have limited protection against being dismissed when they are on maternity leave, which is also not enough for the wellbeing of women and the newborn child.<\/p>\n
According to the new law, this protection will begin when a woman gives birth and continue until the child is four months old, with the possibility of men also\u00a0taking a paternal leave between\u00a0from seven days to four weeks.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd sometimes, when there is a complicated birth, they can stay a little more with their wives,\u201d Mr. Sosu said.<\/p>\n
He explained that this is also key and important because, \u201cunlike our organic society, where we used to have support from immediate family members, the truth of the matter is that things are changing.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cToday\u2019s stakeholders\u2019 engagement was to consider parental leave for all as an extension of the maternity leave from three months to four months as well as provide for what I call \u201crelated matters\u201d in respect of maternal health and consideration of the bill to remove the 15% import tax on sanitary pads.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has been rescheduled for Monday, March 4, 2024. This reschedule has become very necessary because tomorrow is the State of the Nation\u2019s Address, and as a result of preparation towards it, there have been some logistics challenges,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
According to the lawmaker, he was really excited to see the number of stakeholders that came out for the stakeholders\u2019 engagement despite its postponement.<\/p>\n
He intimated, \u201cFighting for just, free and fair societies do not just happen. You must have a determined number of people who are willing to sacrifice and keep pushing the limits until it happens.\u201d<\/p>\n
The MP said this bill on parental leave for all was initiated somewhere on October 23, 2023 and it has since received a lot of support from almost all the major stakeholders, including institutions that believe in gender parity.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere have been several amendments and proposals since we initiated this bill.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has gone through processes in Parliament. The drafting Department of Parliament has done the fiscal impact analysis and it has been confirmed the bill has no fiscal impact and so it is good to pass, and it could be passed through a private member\u2019s initiative,\u201d he posited.<\/p>\n
By Ernest Kofi Adu<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
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