ETS 163 – European Social Charter (Revised), 03.V.1996 __________________________________________________________________________________ 7 to provide that employed persons of under 18 years of age shall be entitled to a minimum of four weeks' annual holiday with pay; 8 to provide that persons under 18 years of age shall not be employed in night work with the exception of certain occupations provided for by national laws or regulations; 9 to provide that persons under 18 years of age employed in occupations prescribed by national laws or regulations shall be subject to regular medical control; 10 to ensure special protection against physical and moral dangers to which children and young persons are exposed, and particularly against those resulting directly or indirectly from their work. Article 8 – The right of employed women to protection of maternity With a view to ensuring the effective exercise of the right of employed women to the protection of maternity, the Parties undertake: 1 to provide either by paid leave, by adequate social security benefits or by benefits from public funds for employed women to take leave before and after childbirth up to a total of at least fourteen weeks; 2 to consider it as unlawful for an employer to give a woman notice of dismissal during the period from the time she notifies her employer that she is pregnant until the end of her maternity leave, or to give her notice of dismissal at such a time that the notice would expire during such a period; 3 to provide that mothers who are nursing their infants shall be entitled to sufficient time off for this purpose; 4 to regulate the employment in night work of pregnant women, women who have recently given birth and women nursing their infants; 5 to prohibit the employment of pregnant women, women who have recently given birth or who are nursing their infants in underground mining and all other work which is unsuitable by reason of its dangerous, unhealthy or arduous nature and to take appropriate measures to protect the employment rights of these women. Article 9 – The right to vocational guidance With a view to ensuring the effective exercise of the right to vocational guidance, the Parties undertake to provide or promote, as necessary, a service which will assist all persons, including the handicapped, to solve problems related to occupational choice and progress, with due regard to the individual's characteristics and their relation to occupational opportunity: this assistance should be available free of charge, both to young persons, including schoolchildren, and to adults. Article 10 – The right to vocational training With a view to ensuring the effective exercise of the right to vocational training, the Parties undertake: 1 to provide or promote, as necessary, the technical and vocational training of all persons, including the handicapped, in consultation with employers' and workers' organisations, and to grant facilities for access to higher technical and university education, based solely on individual aptitude; 6