On the 5th November 2011, MCWO held a meeting with Prof Edward Scicluna, MEP on the issue of maternity leave and the proposed EU directive on the matter. Present to this meeting were Prof Scicluna, Renee Laiviera, MCWO Chair, Lorraine Spiteri, Executive Council Member and Mariella Azzopardi, Financial Officer.
The Chair gave a brief background of MCWO, its establishment, its objectives and its member organisations including our affiliation to the European Women’s Lobby. We explained the issues we are working on, focusing mainly on women in the labour market and the need for the extension the maternity leave. A copy of MCWO press releases on maternity leave were given to Prof Scicluna as were MCWO submissions on the budget that include proposals on women in the labour market.
