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Explore more","Labour Laws South Sudan: Women's Job Protection","\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Fmaternity-and-work\u002Fjob-protection","labourlaw.labourlawpage","en_SS","2025-07-26T08:26:01.247854+00:00","2026-04-09T12:29:02.730846+00:00","\u002Fcms\u002Fpages\u002F293\u002Fedit\u002F",[18,21,24,27,30],{"title":19,"slug":20},"South Sudan","en-ss",{"title":22,"slug":23},"Work in South Sudan","work-in-south-sudan",{"title":25,"slug":26},"Labour Law","labour-law",{"title":28,"slug":29},"Maternity and Work","maternity-and-work",{"title":6,"slug":5},{"title":32,"description":9,"image":33,"canonical":34,"robots":35,"og_type":36,"twitter_card":37,"locale":20,"created_at":38,"last_modified_at":39},"Maternity Work Safety, Pregnancy Rights - South Sudan","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002FSocial_media_preview_image_-_2025.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x630.png","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Fmaternity-and-work\u002Fjob-protection\u002F","index, follow","website","summary_large_image","2025-07-26T10:26:01.247854+02:00","2026-04-09T14:29:02.963707+02:00","\u003Cdiv class=\"cobra-ll-view\">\n\n  \n\n    \n    \n  \n  \u003Ch1>Job Protection\u003C\u002Fh1>\n  \u003Cspan class=\"lastupdated\">This page was last updated on:\n      2026-04-23\u003C\u002Fspan>\n\n  \n\n    \n  \n    \n      \n        \n          \n    \n    \n    \n        \u003Cdiv class=\"teaserItem\">\n          \u003Ch2>No Harmful Work\u003C\u002Fh2>\n          \u003Cp>The Labour Act prohibits an employer from requiring an employee who is pregnant or is nursing a child to perform work which is hazardous to her health or to the health of her child. Furthermore, an employer may not allow a pregnant employee to perform night work eight weeks prior to childbirth. An employee who has recently given birth also cannot perform night work for eight weeks following childbirth. It may also be for any other period as specified in the medical certificate issued by a hospital or a clinic.  \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sources: §64 of the Labour Act, 2017\u003C\u002Fp>\n        \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n    \n\n\n        \n      \n        \n          \n    \n    \n    \n        \u003Cdiv class=\"teaserItem\">\n          \u003Ch2>Protection from Dismissals\u003C\u002Fh2>\n          \u003Cp>Dismissal on the grounds of sex, pregnancy and childbirth is prohibited under the law. Moreover, an employer cannot terminate the employment contract of a worker who is absent for reasons acceptable under the law. Since maternity leave is provided under the law, pregnancy and maternity are acceptable reasons for absence. Thus, the employment of a worker during maternity leave is secure. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sources: §6 and 73(2) of the Labour Act, 2017\u003C\u002Fp>\n        \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n    \n\n\n        \n      \n        \n          \n    \n    \n    \n        \u003Cdiv class=\"teaserItem\">\n          \u003Ch2>Right to Return to Same Position\u003C\u002Fh2>\n          \u003Cp>An employee, upon returning from maternity leave, has the right to return to the position she held immediately before the maternity leave.  \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sources: §64(6) of the Labour Act, 2017\u003C\u002Fp>\n        \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n    \n\n\n        \n      \n    \n    \n    \n      \n    \n    \u003Cdiv class=\"related\">\n      \u003Ch2>Related Items\u003C\u002Fh2>\n      \n          _ll_maternity_URL_\n      \n    \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n    \n\n  \n\n    \n    \n\n  \n\n  \n  \n\n  \n    \u003Cstyle>\n\n      h1, h2, h3 {\n      font-weight: bold;\n      margin-top: 20px;\n      margin-bottom: 10px;\n      }\n      \n      .related a {\n        display:block;\n        border: 1px solid transparent;\n      }\n\n      ul ol, ol ol, ol ul {\n      font-size: 100%;\n      }\n\n    \u003C\u002Fstyle>\n\n  \n\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>","Your rights: job protection while pregnant and\u002For during maternity leave in South Sudan – .","\u003Cdiv>\n\n\u003Cspan>This page was last updated on:\n      2026-04-23\u003C\u002Fspan>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>No Harmful Work\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The Labour Act prohibits an employer from requiring an employee who is pregnant or is nursing a child to perform work which is hazardous to her health or to the health of her child. Furthermore, an employer may not allow a pregnant employee to perform night work eight weeks prior to childbirth. An employee who has recently given birth also cannot perform night work for eight weeks following childbirth. It may also be for any other period as specified in the medical certificate issued by a hospital or a clinic.  \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sources: §64 of the Labour Act, 2017\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Protection from Dismissals\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Dismissal on the grounds of sex, pregnancy and childbirth is prohibited under the law. Moreover, an employer cannot terminate the employment contract of a worker who is absent for reasons acceptable under the law. Since maternity leave is provided under the law, pregnancy and maternity are acceptable reasons for absence. Thus, the employment of a worker during maternity leave is secure. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sources: §6 and 73(2) of the Labour Act, 2017\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Right to Return to Same Position\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>An employee, upon returning from maternity leave, has the right to return to the position she held immediately before the maternity leave.  \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sources: §64(6) of the Labour Act, 2017\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Related Items\u003C\u002Fh2>\n      \n          \u003Ca href='\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Fmaternity-and-work'>Labour Laws South Sudan: Maternity at Work\u003C\u002Fa>\n      \n    \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cstyle>\n\n      h1, h2, h3 {\n      font-weight: bold;\n      margin-top: 20px;\n      margin-bottom: 10px;\n      }\n      \n      .related a {\n        display:block;\n        border: 1px solid transparent;\n      }\n\n      ul ol, ol ol, ol ul {\n      font-size: 100%;\n      }\n\n    \u003C\u002Fstyle>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>",[],{"text":45,"link":46},"Contact Us",{"title":45,"url":47,"description":45,"rel":48,"type":49,"id":50},"\u002Fabout\u002Fcontact","follow","internal",24590,{"id":52,"first_name":53,"last_name":54,"email":55,"image":56,"function":57,"external":58},2,"Gunjan","Pandya","gunjanpandya@wageindicator.org","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002FGunjan-Pandya-ED_PhPZSyI.width-400.jpg","IT Specialist and Global Webmaster",false,[60],{"id":52,"first_name":53,"last_name":54,"email":55,"image":56,"function":57,"external":58},true,[63,67,71,75,79,83,87,90,91,95,99,103,107,111,115,119,123,127,131],{"id":64,"short_title":7,"title":65,"url":66},286,"Work and Wages","\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Fwork-and-wages",{"id":68,"short_title":7,"title":69,"url":70},287,"Compensation and Working Time","\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Fcompensation-and-working-time",{"id":72,"short_title":7,"title":73,"url":74},288,"Annual Leave and Holidays","\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Fannual-leave-and-holidays",{"id":76,"short_title":7,"title":77,"url":78},289,"Contracts and Dismissals","\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Fcontracts-and-dismissals",{"id":80,"short_title":7,"title":81,"url":82},290,"Notice and Severance","\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Fcontracts-and-dismissals\u002Fnotice-and-severance",{"id":84,"short_title":7,"title":85,"url":86},291,"Family Responsibilities","\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffamily-responsibilities",{"id":88,"short_title":7,"title":28,"url":89},292,"\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Fmaternity-and-work",{"id":4,"short_title":7,"title":6,"url":11},{"id":92,"short_title":7,"title":93,"url":94},294,"Breastfeeding","\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Fmaternity-and-work\u002Fbreastfeeding",{"id":96,"short_title":7,"title":97,"url":98},295,"Health and Safety","\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Fhealth-and-safety",{"id":100,"short_title":7,"title":101,"url":102},296,"Sick Leave","\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsick-leave",{"id":104,"short_title":7,"title":105,"url":106},297,"Work Injury Benefits","\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsick-leave\u002Fwork-injury-benefits",{"id":108,"short_title":7,"title":109,"url":110},298,"Social Security","\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsocial-security",{"id":112,"short_title":7,"title":113,"url":114},299,"Unemployment Benefits","\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsocial-security\u002Funemployment-benefits",{"id":116,"short_title":7,"title":117,"url":118},300,"Fair Treatment","\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffair-treatment",{"id":120,"short_title":7,"title":121,"url":122},301,"Sexual Harassment","\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffair-treatment\u002Fsexual-harassment",{"id":124,"short_title":7,"title":125,"url":126},302,"Minors and Youth","\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffair-treatment\u002Fminors-and-youth",{"id":128,"short_title":7,"title":129,"url":130},303,"Forced Labour","\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffair-treatment\u002Fforced-labour",{"id":132,"short_title":7,"title":133,"url":134},304,"Trade Unions","\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Ftrade-unions",[],"\u003Cp>MyWage is WageIndicator. 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