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Kafala Mothers Now Entitled to Maternity Leave

The new amendment to the child law includes mothers working in the state, public and private sectors.

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Kafala Mothers Now Entitled to Maternity Leave

Egypt's Council of Ministers added a new article to the Child Law granting maternity leave to kafala mothers who are sponsoring or have custody of a child under six months old.

cKafala is the islamic term and process for ‘adoption’ encompassing specific rules with regards to transference of inheritance rights and the naming of the child.

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