| Examples of leave provisions for fathers |
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| Cambodia |
10 days' special leave for family events |
| Indonesia |
Two days' paid when wife gives birth |
| Myanmar |
Six days of "casual leave" that can be used by fathers to assist their spouses at the time of confinement |
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New Zealand
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Two weeks of unpaid paternity leave |
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Philippines
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Seven days' paid paternity leave for married workers |
| Saudi Arabia |
One day of paid leave
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Africa
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| Algeria |
Three days' paid paternity leave |
| Cameroon |
Up to 10 days' paid leave for family events concerning workers' home |
| Chad |
Up to 10 days' paid leave for family events concerning workers' home |
| Côte d'Ivoire |
Up to 10 days' paid leave for family events concerning workers' home
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| Djibouti |
10 days' family-related leave |
| Ethiopia |
Five days of unpaid leave in the event of exceptional or serious events |
| Gabon |
Up to 10 days' paid leave for family events concerning workers' home |
| Madagascar |
10 days of unpaid leave for family events |
| Rwanda |
Two days' paternity leave |
| Seychelles |
Four days of paid leave for "compassionate reasons" |
| South Africa |
Three days' paid family responsibility leave |
| Togo |
Up to ten days of paid leave for "family events directly related to home" |
| Tunisia |
Paternity leave of 1 day (private sector), 2 days' (public sector) |
| Americas |
| Argentina |
Two days' paid paternity leave
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| Bahamas |
One week family-related leave |
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Brazil
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Seven days' paid paternity leave |
| Chile |
One day of paid paternity leave |
| Guatemala |
Two days at birth of child |
| Paraguay |
Two days' paid paternity leave |
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Uruguay
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Three days paternity leave for civil servants |
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Europe
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14 days' paid paternity leave + Two weeks' paid parental leave reserved for the father |
| Estonia |
14 calendar days' |
| Finland |
18 days' paid paternity leave |
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France
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Two weeks' paid paternity leave |
| Hungary
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Five days' paternity leave |
| Iceland
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Three months paid paternity leave |
| Latvia
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10 calendar days' |
| Norway |
Two weeks' unpaid paternity leave + Four weeks' paid parental leave reserved for the father
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| Portugal |
Five days' paternity leave |
| Romania |
Five days' paid paternity leave |
| Slovenia |
90 days' paid paternity leave |
| Sweden |
10 days' paid paternity leave + 2 months paid parental leave reserved for the father |
| Turkey |
Three days' paternity leave in the public sector
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| UK |
Two weeks' paid paternity leave |
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Note: The table accounts for leave provisions reserved for fathers and does not include sharable leave provisions.
Source: ILO, Conditions of Work and Employment Database
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