Finally, the draft law aiming to amend the Labor Law articles 28-29, prepared by the NCLW, and submitted to the Lebanese Parliament by Member of Parliament and director of committees Gilbert Zwein and Michel Moussa on 26/7/2011, was accepted by the lebanese government as a first step; Usually the Parliamentarian committees should discuss them, and vote the amendments, but as Nabih Berri Said and to foster cooperation between the Lebanese powers, he consulted the Government on that Issue;
the response of the governement was positive, maternity leave of women, needs to be extended to a period of ten weeks;
while waiting for the vote of the general assembly,
we can just applaud this positive step toward equality and women’s rights….
and dream, and act for a Paternity leave too!
Rita Chemaly
for more information please follow the article in al Akhbar
في جلسته الأخيرة، وافق مجلس الوزراء على اقتراحي قانون مقدّمين من النائبين جيلبرت زوين وميشال موسى، يقضيان برفع إجازة الأمومة من أربعين يوماً إلى عشرة أسابيع. قد يكون ما يحصل إنجازاً، لكنه سيبقى منقوصاً ما لم يدرس في اللجان النيابية، ويحُز موافقة المجلس النيابي من بعدها… ثم ينشر في الجريدة الرسمية
Wow! It’s really a Good step from Lebanese government.
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Hello Rita, please can u follow up on this law?? it seems they won’t discuss it in the general assembly anymore…:((
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Hello Rita, please can u follow up on this law?? it seems they won’t discuss it in the general assembly anymore…:((
im pregnant with my second baby and my due date is mid september.
Thank you
maya
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hello Maya,
the project law has been approved in ONE Parliamentarian Committee ( women and children) headed by Gilberte Zwein;
the project law has still to be discussed and voted for in Other Parliamentarian committees before being voted for at the General Assembly;
we hope and are acting to speed up the process of its ratification, but till now, the project law is still pending for approval at the committee headed by Ibrahim Kanaan,
best, rita
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Hi Rita,
Thank you for your reply,
They told me that yesturday the final decision was approved, is it right?
if not when is the second step?
Regards
Maya
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can you send me your phone number to talk to you directly?
sure if it is ok with you.
Maya
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any follow up on this law??? it is still not published…
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no the labor law amendment of maternity leave, is still pending…. we hope the Parliament will change it soon!!
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