Maternity Leave in Lebanon || Articles || Newspapers

Maternity leave in Lebanon, at seven weeks fully paid, is one of the lowest in the world, but a draft law passed by Cabinet two weeks ago, if also approved by Parliament, will increase leave to 10 weeks and there is no allowance for breastfeeding time once back at work.
However, this still falls short of the International Labor Organization’s recommended minimum of 14 weeks, and mothers and experts in Lebanon say this is simply not enough time to bond with one’s baby or to be in the best state of mind to return to work.
The current draft law, which will have to go through the parliamentary committee stage before being voted on by MPs, falls four weeks short of the ILO’s recommended minimum 14 weeks, but Zahrani MP Michel Musa, who co-wrote the law with Kesrouan MP Gilberte Zwein, says that it must be tackled step by step. (The Daily Star)