Maternity Protection Convention, 1919
# Maternity Protection Convention, 1919

Maternity Protection Convention, 1919 is an International Labour Organization Convention.

It was established in 1919:

   Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to "women's employment, before and after childbirth, including the question of maternity benefit",...

## Modification

The principles contained in the convention were subsequently revised and included in ILO Convention C103, Maternity Protection Convention (Revised), 1952, and in Maternity Protection Convention, 2000.

## Ratifications

As of 2013, the convention had been ratified by 34 states. Of the ratifying states, eight have subsequently denounced the treaty.

