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Call Number: |
1759 |
Identifier: |
AL2446_1759 |
Title: |
MATERNITY RIGHTS FOR WORKING WOMEN |
Date: |
1985 |
Subject: |
Images of Defiance- IOD;
Health Information Centre- HIC;
Maternity;
Rights;
Labour;
Women |
Description: |
This poster is an offset litho in red and black, produced by the HIC, Johannesburg. This poster lists women workers' minimum demands for maternity rights. The text reads: "MATERNITY RIGHTS FOR WORKING WOMEN : We demand the right to: : • work when we are pregnant : • work in safe conditions : time off to attend ante-natal clinics : • look after our babies for at least 6 months : • get paid while we are away : • come back to our jobs without loss of benefits • paternity leave for working men (when their babies are born) : HEALTH INFORMATION CENTRE. : 1 Melle House, 31 Melle St., : Braamfontein : PO Box 30869, Braamfontein, 2017 : Tel No 339 7411". Digitised by Specialised Archival Solutions in 2009. Reproduced in "Images of Defiance: South African Resistance posters in the 1980s" on page 71 (number 129) of the 1991 SAHA / Ravan Press edition and the 2004 SAHA / STE Publishers edition. It is also included in the SAHA Exhibition Kit - Women. |
Creator: |
Produced by the Health Information Centre (HIC) |
Type: |
Poster |
Format: |
Access image – jpeg
Preservation image – tiff
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Source: |
SAHA Collection AL2446 |
Language: |
English |
Coverage: |
South Africa |
Rights: |
Copyright of some materials are held by individual postermakers/organisations. Copyright restrictions may apply. See SAHA copyright statement for more information. |
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