including civil society organisations and private sector. An agreement was not made on all details or phased enforcement of the law by decree. No longer in force, this legislative act was suspended by the Law by Decree No. 4 of 2019. The report does not account for any procedures initiated by the government to establish an inclusive social security system in Palestine after the law by decree in question ceased to have effect. These processes should bridge the gap in social protection policies. Of note, a key requirement has been the need to create a legal regulation, which will ensure citizens’ right to social security in consistence with relevant international standards. Furthermore, the Law on Public Retirement only covers protection from senility, disability, and illness. Benefits furnished by the law are only available to government personnel and persons of similar status. Against this backdrop, the ICHR recommends that: o The Law on Social Security be developed jointly with civil society organisations and the ICHR. It will be more inclusive of Palestinians and cover unemployment insurance, maternity, informal employment, and most economically vulnerable groups. Protection of working mothers With reference to the protection of working mothers, in paragraphs 99-102, the report differentiates between the provision of protection in the public sector (governed by the Civil Service Law) and in the private sector (regulated by the operative Labour Law). While the latter grants a 10-week maternity leave, the former entitles working mothers to a paid maternity leave for a period of three months, starting from admission to hospital for delivery. Working mothers are also given one-hour breastfeeding break during working hours until the child attains one year of age. This is inaccurate, however. Pursuant to Article 88(1) of the Civil Service Law, effectively applicable to female civil servants, “[a] pregnant civil servant shall be granted leave on full pay for a period of ten successive weeks before and after the birth.” This provision is in violation of the Maternity Protection Convention of the International Liberation Organisation (ILO), which provides that “a woman to whom this Convention applies shall be entitled to a period of maternity leave of not less than 14 weeks.” PCBS data show that approximately 40 percent of working women do not enjoy paid maternity leave. This puts in question the MoL role in the oversight of law enforcement by employers and private sector enterprises. In addition, the report makes no mention of ongoing impingements on the rights of mothers working in the private sector. After they gave birth, mothers were dismissed to avoid paying maternity leave wages. Employers also evade obligations under the Labour Law, including shorter working hours for new mothers. The report also fails to touch on the status of mothers in informal employment, family businesses, and domestic work. In the light of the above, the ICHR recommends that: 9