According to MNA parliamentary reporter, during the open session of Majlis MPs have passed a family planning reform bill and reviewed some of its general and details rule for the bill, where the fathers would get 2 weeks of incentive leave after the birth of their child.
According to one of the amendments adopted, through a bill presented to Majlis, the administration can establish privileges, or creates restrictions according to the number of children every 5 years, and considering General Census, demographic composition, and political, security, economic and social well-being indices in accordance with the overall policy framework, that complies with the criteria set forth in the rules of the 5-year program.
In this legislation, the maternity leave will be extended for mothers whose child is under 9 months of age.
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