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Denise Arcoverde

 Breastfeeding, Women and Work Website

 The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA), would like to invite
 you to visit its new website at http://www.waba.org.br/working.htm and
 click the button for "ILO Campaign."

 WABA, the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) and other
 organizations have formed a coalition to work on strengthening the
 breastfeeding rights of working women. The most important normative
 documents that influence national laws in support of this right are the
 International Labor Organization Convention 103 and Recommendation 95. ILO
 is currently revising these and we would like to alert you about this. You
 can obtain detailed information on what has happened so far at the first
 ILO Conference to deal with these revisions in Geneva in June 1999.

 Unfortunately, ministries of health, who these days usually recommend
 exclusive breastfeeding for 4, 5, or 6 months, are not being consulted
 with in this ILO process. One important contribution in many countries
 would be to suggest to ministries of health that they contact the ministry
 of labor and call for a  formal consultation to harmonize national policy
on this issue. The
 coalition  hopes to work also at regional and national levels in the coming
years to
 encourage this kind of harmonization at least at the level of national
 legislation. Let us know also if this is something you would like to work
 practically with in your country.

 Your country will comment on the latest version to the ILO by November.
 The next ILO Convention in June 2000 will vote on the new convention and
 recommendation. If you would like to know what you can do in your country
 to influence your delegates (government, labor and/or employers), please
 read the information in the website first, and then write to
 [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] We look forward to your support!

 Ted Greiner, PhD
 Coordinator, WABA Research Task Force
 Denise Arcoverde
 WABA WBW Coordinator
 Webmasters of the WABA "Breastfeeding, Women and Work" Website
 ___________

Kathleen B. Bruce, BSN, IBCLC co-owner Lactnet,TLC, Indep. Consultant
Williston, Vermont
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