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Parliament woman cmte makes amendments on women''s civil, social rights |
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Monday, 05 April 2010 23:30 |
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KUWAIT, April 5 (KUNA) -- Chairperson of the parliamentary woman and family committee Ma'souma Al-Mubarak said Monday committee members made a number of amendments on the draft law regarding woman's civil and social rights.
Al-Mubarak said in a press release that the most important amendments were the rights of women employees who accompany their husbands abroad to have a" fully paid salary" during the husbands' terms.
A woman, according to the amendment, will be fully paid if she accompany her ailing husband or child within or outside the country.
The committee also approved to give women a social promotion on condition that the husband is not privileged with the same promotion.
Other proposed amendments call for giving women two-hour fully-paid leave for breast feeding their newly born babies. - Kuna
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