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Maternity Protection Convention, 1919 (No. 3) - Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (RATIFICATION: 1944)

The Committee notes the detailed information, including the statistics, sent by the Government in reply to its previous comments. It also notes the adoption of the Basic Act on labour and male and female workers (LOTTT) in April 2012 reinforcing maternity protection and employment stability for pregnant women and working mothers. In this respect, the Committee notes with satisfaction that section 335 of the LOTTT guarantees women workers special protection against dismissal from the start of their pregnancy and up to two years after childbirth, thus strengthening the protection provided for in Article 4 of the Convention.