rep. jayapal lists paid family leave for new moms in various countries

[orleans]

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Here’s how many weeks of paid leave a new mother receives in countries around the world:

Russia: 166 weeks
Canada: 76 weeks
Iran: 26 weeks
China: 16 weeks
Iraq: 14 weeks
Mexico: 12 weeks
North Korea: 11 weeks
America: 0 weeks

[Bev54]

1. One thing that needs to be understood, it is not full pay but about 55% of pay

depending on a person's income for the first 52 weeks in Canada and about 37% of income for the remaining. When I had my son 40 years ago we had only 4 months paid leave but it was at 75% of salary.

[orleans]

3. i wonder where they come up with the number of weeks, or how it is decided nt

[Bev54]

4. Well it was originally decided that one year with a baby would be the best as many

mothers are nursing for longer periods of time. Many people wanted more time so they made it longer but a lower rate. Most people only take the first year. It guarantees your job will be there to come back to. Not always the same position, but one of same level of pay.

[Bev54]

5. By the way 5 weeks of leave for the father.

[MichMan]

2. Interesting

In Russia, if you had 4 children spaced three years apart, you would get 12 years of paid leave.

Are fathers given the same amount ?

[Torchlight]

8. I doubt too many Russian women are having children just to avoid working

Moscow does provide paid parental leave that can be used by one of a child’s parents – mother or father – or the child’s primary caregiver.

[malaise]

6. Jamaica

Pregnant employees are entitled to 12 weeks of maternity leave once one year of service has been completed.

[aocommunalpunch]

7. It will be cut in part or whole.

We’ll be told to be grateful for anything and will be called half a loaf. The cycle will continue. America IS without clothing, but damn, we think we are stylin’!