Federal Decree No. (6) of 2019 Amending Some Provisions of Federal Law No. (8) of 1980 Regarding the Regulation of Labour Relations

Amendments to Federal Law (8) of 1980 on the organization of work introduced article (30) confirming that an employer may not terminate the service of a working women or give her a warning due to her pregnancy. Any termination of service due to pregnancy is considered arbitrary by virtue of article (122) of the law. Also introduced was article (7) prohibiting any kind of discrimination between people, which would weaken the equality of opportunity and infringe, among other things, on equality of access to jobs.