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A Saudi woman works to serve customers at a food shopping center in Jeddah (AFP) Damam – Iman al-Khataf
This week, Saudi Arabia’s Council of Ministers adopted a national policy focused on preventing child labor, improving social work and social protection mechanisms, raising awareness and promoting quality education opportunities for all children in the Kingdom.
Although the policy strictly bans employing children under the age of 15, it conditionally approves for those between the ages of 13 to 15 to do some light jobs for a limited period of time.
“The Council’s decision to issue a national policy for preventing child labor provides a conducive environment for protecting children and building a society in which they enjoy their rights,” said Haila Al-Mukairish, a senior executive at the Saudi Family Affairs Council.
ABU DHABI, 11th January, 2021 (WAM) The first remote two-day forum between the UAE and Saudi Arabia, held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women's Union (GWU), Chairwoman of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF), under the title, "Safe Family, Safe Community," concluded today.
The event was organised by the GWU and the Saudi Family Affairs Council (FAC).
Dr. Hala Al Tuwaijri, Secretary-General of the FAC, stressed.