ILO to Launch Maternity Protection documentary film in Mozambique
Working mothers are often trapped in a ‘double burden’ experience. A situation that presents numerous challenges. The film explores the double burden faced by Mozambican women, as mothers and workers.
22 October 2014
On Thursday, October 23rd at 7pm, the ILO will launch a documentary film on maternity protection at work, 'Ser Mae Trabalhadora a Proteccao da Maternidadeem Mocambique' at the Centro Cultural Franco Mocambicano, http://www.ccfmoz.com/agenda/cinéma-cinema/
The documentary , which lasts 18 minutes, was commissioned by the ILOs Maternity Protection/Social Protection Project, and produced by the Mozambican film company ANM, in consultation with UNICEF, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Labour, the Ministry of Women and Social Action, and the two trade union federations, OTM-CS and CONSILMO.
The film explores the double burden face by Mozambican women, as mothers and workers. It identifies the world of work as a key arena to promote policies, services and practices to guarantee that income generating activities do not put the health of the mother or child at risk, and conversely, that women's reproductive role does not undermine their income security.
A shorter version of the film has already appeared at the Maternity Protection Workshop (2013) in Johannesburg, at the SASPEN/FES workshop on Social Protection Frameworks and Policies (2014) in Maputo, at the Sub regional Workshop for Employers Organizations (2014) and at ten trade union locals in Mozambique, reaching more than 400 workers. After the launch, the film will be published online.
The documentary , which lasts 18 minutes, was commissioned by the ILOs Maternity Protection/Social Protection Project, and produced by the Mozambican film company ANM, in consultation with UNICEF, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Labour, the Ministry of Women and Social Action, and the two trade union federations, OTM-CS and CONSILMO.
The film explores the double burden face by Mozambican women, as mothers and workers. It identifies the world of work as a key arena to promote policies, services and practices to guarantee that income generating activities do not put the health of the mother or child at risk, and conversely, that women's reproductive role does not undermine their income security.
A shorter version of the film has already appeared at the Maternity Protection Workshop (2013) in Johannesburg, at the SASPEN/FES workshop on Social Protection Frameworks and Policies (2014) in Maputo, at the Sub regional Workshop for Employers Organizations (2014) and at ten trade union locals in Mozambique, reaching more than 400 workers. After the launch, the film will be published online.