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This database comprises the existing care legislation contained in the constitutional charters and other legislative instruments at the national and sub-national level of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. Public care policies are designed to guarantee the daily physical and emotional well-being of  people with some level of dependence. They are meant to structure the social organization of care work and establish the right to be cared for accordingly.

The laws compiled in this database refer to: maternity leave for caring and breastfeeding, paternal and parental leave for caring for dependents of different age groups; facilitating the access and establishing extra-home care services; anti-discriminatory employment laws for mothers and fathers; social security in the event of maternity as well as access to preventive and curative medical childcare; legislation on promoting responsible motherhood and fatherhood; legislation on shared responsibility for families and the community; implementation of mechanisms and the provision of care regarding the social integration of persons with disabilities; monetary transfers to caregivers, and constitutional rights for unpaid care providers.

This digital repository of care laws of the Gender Equality Observatory for Latin America and the Caribbean contains information on more than two hundred legislative bodies from 36 countries in the region.

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  • 2019
    Anguilla

    Child Protection Act

    An   act    to provide for the protection of children and the preservation of the fundamental rights and freedoms of a child and other related matters. Provides for the establishment and functions of the Department of Social Development headed by a Comissioner responsible for the application of this act. Part 4 defines parental responsibilities of legal guardians. Part 5 on ""Care and Protection of Children"" defines ""A child is in need of care and protection where the child is likely to suffer or is suffering harm"" and describes in which cases the Comissioner must intervene for the safety and welfare of children.
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  • 2010
    Anguilla

    General Orders, Chapter 7:

     In paragraph 7.24 states that "Women officers will be eligible for the grant of thirteen weeks maternity leave with full salary of which not fewer than four (if officer is physically on the job) and not more than six weeks may be taken before the estimated date of confinement Officers who have served less than one year will have their maternity leave prorated accordingly". In  paragraph 7.26 it reads "Male officers who have served for more than 1 year will be eligible for the grant of a maximum of two weeks paternity leave in any one year with full salary which should be taken any time up to 6 weeks after the baby’s birth".
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  • 2004
    Anguilla

    General Orders. Chapter 7. Leave.

    This Act describes in which conditions a woman can be granted a maternity leave.
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  • 2003
    Anguilla

    Labour Code

    The Labour Code details laws about period of maternity, equal remuneration between men and women, and special conditions for pregnant women.
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