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"Mr President, we have called many times in Parliament for the legislation currently in force relating to pregnant employees and parental leave to be improved, and for measures to be adopted for improving the balance between work, private and family life. Women should be able to balance their obligations better, thus strengthening equal opportunities between periods of maternity leave, and also between women and men in terms of working life, working conditions and the labour market.
In my opinion, an extension of maternity leave would definitely have a positive impact on the health of the mother, and would help women make a better recovery from childbirth and build a stronger relationship with their children. Longer leave and stronger rights for women returning to work after leave would also, among other things, surely contribute to equal opportunities on the labour market. We should also bear in mind a fact that is even enshrined in the text of the directive, which is that women should be protected from discrimination based on pregnancy or maternity leave, and should have access to adequate means of legal defence, to ensure compliance with their right to dignified working conditions and a better work-life balance."@en1
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