~ GENDER DISCRIMATION STILL CURRENT IN THE WORKPLACES ~

[HOUDA-K]

17/06/05

“Since June 2004, Morocco has had an employment law that guarantees the respect of equality and motherhood conventions. This law does define harassment as a serious offence but only grants victims the possibility of leaving their job with a compensation,” said Democratic Workers' Confederation (CDT) member Bouchra Bouchentouf at a seminary on the situation of women in the Mediterranean region.

Female workers in Morocco are easy to exploit, Bouchentouf explained. She added that the rights of pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers are not respected and that women are more likely than men to work without a contract or without being officially included in the payroll.

She added that women also have less access to social security or membership in trade-unions, and they are the first ones to be fired.

Bouchentouf's intervention was part of a seminary on the situation of women in the Mediterranean region. Other themes dealt with yesterday included Peace and the disarming of civilians and the impact of free trade on the Euro-Mediterranean region, especially the agricultural sectors of the region's poorest countries.

Bouchentouf was part of the numerous Moroccan delegations which attended the first day of the Mediterranean Social Forum, a three-day regional meeting organized in preparation for the World Social Forum and scheduled to last until June 19.

About 250 Moroccans were present at the first day of the meeting despite the fact that about 500 North African civil society members were not granted the necessary visas to participate in the Forum.

Most Moroccan delegates belonged to Human Rights, Sahraoui associations and trade-unions.

[-theTruth-]

A policeman was saying that one time he stopped a woman driver and said
"u know why I stoped you?"
"she said that;s what i like to hear"
he said" did u see the sign "kiff"(Stop)?
she said "yes that only applies to men"
and said if it says "kiffi(stop for a female .) then i would have done so let me go"
the poleman said "I guess you are on drugs?"
she said" i will take you to court for harassement"
he said" ya hoodo bilah get out of here this new freedom has go5t to your head"

[Ahlam_2005]

well honestly women eveyrhwere r the targets of men at work.sexual advances r a world phenomena.Education is the tool to overcome such atrocities.Democracy also helps.

[Ghazala]

Truth - that has to be the least funny joke ever posted on m.com.

Well done