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The United States, Suriname, Papua New Guinea, and a few island countries in the Pacific Ocean are the only countries in the United Nations that do not require
by sanbor 7y ago
The United States, Suriname, Papua New Guinea, and a few island countries in the Pacific Ocean are the only countries in the United Nations that do not require employers to provide paid time off for new parents.[1]
Parental leave policies in the United Nations [2]
[1] https://www.npr.org/2016/10/06/495839588/countries-around-the-world-beat-the-u-s-on-paid-parental-leave https://www.npr.org/2016/10/06/495839588/countries-around-th...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parental_leave#Americas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parental_leave#Americas
- aianus 7y ago> require employers to provide paid time off This isn't phrased quite accurately; I know that in Canada maternity leave is guaranteed by law but it is not paid for at all by the employer (it is paid by government insurance schemes instead).