Workplace

Policies, programs, and resources to create breastfeeding-friendly workplaces

A mother in Lao PDR holds her 5-month-old son, who has just received a polio vaccine.
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Breastfeeding support in the workplace

This document provides recommendations that aim to help employers establish breastfeeding rooms and supportive workplace environments.

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Maternity leave legislation in support of breastfeeding

A collection of selected country case studies on maternity leave legislation in support of breastfeeding

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Advocacy guidance brief: Workplace policies

This is the Collective's Advocacy Guidance Brief for enacting paid leave and workplace breastfeeding policies.

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Parents at Work Advocacy Tool

A chart outlining family leave and parental workplace protections by country, including paid and other leaves and breastfeeding breaks.

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Breastfeeding and family-friendly policies

Maternity leave is critical to enabling exclusive and continued breastfeeding. Time, resources and protective policies are crucial to support breastfeeding.

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Business Case for Breastfeeding

A comprehensive program designed to educate employers about the value of supporting breastfeeding employees in the workplace.

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Breastfeeding for Working Mothers

This video was designed and produced for UNICEF by Global Health Media Project.

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Maternity protection at work: It matters to everyone (video)

This short video introduces guidance from the ILO to strengthen and extend maternity protection to all women in all types of economic activity.

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Let’s make it work!: Breastfeeding in the workplace

This document presents accomplishments in C4D for promoting breastfeeding support in the workplace.

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Model Maternity Policy Supportive of Breastfeeding

The purpose of this protocol is to offer a ‘‘Model Maternity Policy Supportive of Breastfeeding,’’ which includes an ‘‘Infant Feeding Policy.’’

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Toolkit: Workplace Lactation Support

This toolkit aims to provide information and guidance for companies interested in implementing policies to support lactation in the Workplace.

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