U.A.E. Cabinet Passes Equal-Pay Legislation to Close Gender Gap
- Prime minister says bill will detail, enforce rights
- Nation has been working to boost its female workforce
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, (center), the ruler of Dubai.
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The United Arab Emirates’ cabinet approved a bill guaranteeing equal pay for men and women as the Gulf nation strives to bring more females into its workforce.
“We don’t want any exceptions to equal opportunities between the sexes,” U.A.E. Prime Minister and Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said on Twitter. He didn’t say when the bill would be presented to the country’s advisory federal national council for final approval.