March 21 is Mothers day! the Beginning of Spring and the blossoming of flowers… In Lebanon, expecting mothers are waiting for the General Assembly of the Lebanese Parliament … The Members of Parliament, those who were Elected by the people, the mothers, and the dads need to VOTE ASAP the amendment of the Maternity leave Period.
Maternity leave should be Fully paid and the period must be extended to at Least 10 weeks.
Knowing that the International Labor Organisation had in 1952 called in the Maternity Protection Convention called for a minimum of 12 weeks leave and recommended for a 14 weeks leave.
Lebanese women associations conceded 2 weeks for the amendment to pass.
we are still waiting for the ELECTED parliamentarians to do their duty and Go to the General Assembly in the House of People to VOTE for such an amendment!!
Rita Chemaly
more articles about the Maternity leave: https://ritachemaly.wordpress.com/2012/04/24/a-step-forward-to-womens-rights-maternity-leave-in-labor-law-is-amended/
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another article related to equality https://ritachemaly.wordpress.com/2013/01/10/hourray-a-new-step-toward-equality-between-women-and-men-rights-in-lebanon/
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more articles about maternity leave: https://ritachemaly.wordpress.com/2012/10/12/en-avril-le-conseil-des-ministres-allonge-le-conge-maternite-a-10-semaines/
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more articles about maternity leave in the public Sector: https://ritachemaly.wordpress.com/2012/10/12/congratulations-lebanese-women-can-now-have-60-days-of-maternity-leave/
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yalla we want more then 60 days. Please Rita tell them to do it before i go back to my work:)
bonne fete a toute maman et meme aux futurs mamans:)
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Merci Paty!!!! on veut au moins 10 semaines soit 70 jours!!! et c’est le minimum, nous allons continuer par la suite la bataille pour nos 14 semaines!! recommandees! :-)))
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