Mothers Protest New Law to Decrease Benefits during Maternity Leave

Today, in front of the government building, a protest was organized against a law violating the rights of young working mothers.

The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs foresees implementing changes to laws related to temporary disability benefits and state benefits and to lower benefits for working mothers in order to increase benefits for unemployed mothers. The demographic of today’s protest were mostly young women, who were concerned about the new law. According to them, the changes are an injustice toward working women, because it forces the mother to go back to work earlier rather than stay longer to provide essential care for their child. The protesters think that it is important to help unemployed mothers, but that should be done through other financial avenues, for example, by increasing the luxury tax.