United Nations, New York, July 2009 – All African women work. Very few women work in formal workplaces. Even fewer expect to keep their job when they have a baby, much less get maternity leave. But in a small company of security guards in Uganda, both workers and employer are finding advantages in unionization and maternity leave.
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