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Maternity Benefit Act, 1939 (Bengal Act No. 4 of 1939) [as amended].

Main Region

First Region

Bangladesh
Maternity protection
1939
National
Law, Act

Second Region

Prohibits employment of a woman worker 6 weeks before delivery and 6 weeks after. If a woman has been employed for nine months before the day of delivery, she shall be entitled to maternity benefit. Prohibits dismissal of a woman worker during manternity leave.

Entry dates region

    Date of entry into force
    1939
    Original text

Implementing Text region

Repealing Text region

Monograph region

    Monograph title
    Legislation Bangladesh
    Author
    Alimullah Miyan
    Publisher
    Kluwer Law and Taxation Publishers
    Place of publication
    Deventer and Boston
    Date
    1992
    Page range
    5 p.
    Monograph title
    Bangladesh Labour and Industrial Law
    Author
    A. A. Kahn
    Publisher
    Mohiuddin Ahmed
    Place of publication
    Dhaka
    Country
    Bangladesh
    Date
    1995
    Edition
    2nd ed.
    Monograph title
    Labour and Industrial Relations Act
    Author
    Chowdhury
    Country
    Bangladesh
    Date
    1996
    Page range
    pp. 440-446
    Monograph title
    Labour and Industrial Laws
    Author
    Nirmalendu Dhar with assistance of Nesar Ahmed
    Publisher
    Remisi Publishers
    Place of publication
    Dhaka
    Country
    Bangladesh
    Date
    2000-04
    Page range
    pp. 735-744