SAN MARINO – The CDLS expresses satisfaction with the approval by the Great and General Council of the amendments to Law no. 129 of 2022, which expand the family, maternity and paternity support system.
For the Democratic Confederation of San Marino Workers, the reform also represents the result of discussion with the trade unions and introduces new protections for mothers, including the cases of unemployed women or students, and fathers, through the increase in allowances and new support tools.
“The new law also represents an important step for the CDLS in the policies to combat the birth rate”, underlines the Confederation, highlighting how the provision intervenes on economic sustainability, on the reconciliation between life and work, on the protection of maternity and paternity and on the recognition of care work.
Particular attention is paid to those who care for vulnerable children and family members. The CDLS considers the introduction of the figure of the caregiver to be “of great importance”, together with the expansion of leaves for families with people with disabilities and the greater recognition of assistance activities.
On the employment front, the reform strengthens guarantees against dismissals and non-renewal of contracts linked to maternity and the choice to have a child. Also positive, according to the Confederation, is the strengthening of part-time and flexible working, tools considered fundamental for a better conciliation between family and professional life.
Overall, the CDLS speaks of “a real rewriting of the system of protection of the family cycle”, underlining that the law is not limited to economic interventions, but accompanies people from pregnancy to the first years of their children’s lives, up to the care of the most fragile people.
However, the Confederation also identifies a question that is still open: the possibility for cross-border workers to take advantage of leave to care for a family member. “An issue on which the Confederation will continue to ask for intervention”, says the CDLS, so that care needs can find “recognition that is as fair and inclusive as possible”.
For the CDLS, therefore, the provision constitutes “a decisive step forward in terms of rights and protections”, while leaving room for further interventions.
