The Labor Law specifies some guarantees that promise the working woman the care of her child, as Article 93 stipulates that the female worker who breastfeeds her child during the twenty-four months following the date of giving birth, in addition to the prescribed rest period, has the right to 2 other periods of breastfeeding, each of which can extend to half an hour and the mother has the right to combine these two periods.
These two additional periods are counted among the working hours and do not result in any reduction in wages.
According to Article 93, taking into account the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 72 of the Children’s Law promulgated by Law No. 12 of 1996, a female worker in an establishment that employs 50 or more employees has the right to obtain unpaid leave for a period not exceeding two years to care for her child and she is not entitled to this leave more than twice throughout the duration of her service.
Moreover, Article 95 stipulates that if an employer employs five or more female workers, he must post in the workplace or gathering of workers a copy of the women’s employment system.
As to Article 96, an employer who employs one hundred female workers or more in one place must establish a nursery or a nursery may be entrusted with the care of the children of female workers under the terms and conditions determined by a decision of the competent minister.
On the other hand, establishments that employ less than a hundred female workers in one organization are also obligated to participate in implementing the obligation stipulated in the previous paragraph under the terms and conditions determined by a decision of the competent minister.
