The yearly financing need of providing paid maternity leave in the informal sector in Indonesia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The economic cost of not breastfeeding in Indonesia is estimated at US$1.5-9.4 billion annually, the highest in South East Asia. Half of the 33.6 million working women of reproductive age (WRA) in Indonesia (15-49 years) are informal employees, meaning they are working as casual workers or they are self-employed (small scale business) and assisted by unpaid/family worker(s). No specific maternity protection entitlements are currently available for WRA working informally in Indonesia. This study aims to estimate the financing need of providing maternity leave cash transfer (MCT) for WRA working in the informal sector in Indonesia.

Method

The costing methodology used is the adapted version of the World Bank methodology by Vilar-Compte et al, following pre-set steps

SUBMITTER: Siregar AYM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7885595 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature