- Target:
- Minister Alan Shatter (Justice, Equality and Defence)
- Region:
- Ireland
- Website:
- www.friendsofbreastfeeding.ie
The HSE and WHO both recommend breastfeeding to age two and beyond. Yet a working mother is only entitled to breastfeeding breaks until her child is 6 months old. Given that maternity leave is 26 weeks, there is little or no benefit in this to most mothers.
We are calling for the entitlement to breastfeeding breaks to be extended until the child is two years old. Let the policies support the recommendations and protect children in their right to be breastfed.
Current legislation on Breastfeeding and Employment is detailed in the following link: http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/birth_family_relationships/after_your_baby_is_born/breastfeeding.html
We, the undersigned, are calling for the entitlement to breastfeeding breaks to be extended until the child is two years old.
Let the policies support the recommendations and protect children in their right to be breastfed.
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The Breastfeeding Friendly in the Workplace petition to Minister Alan Shatter (Justice, Equality and Defence) was written by Friends of Breastfeeding and is in the category Employment at GoPetition.