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“Those who argue against maternity leave have the same conservative reasoning of those who were against the minimum wage, pensions, sick leave and more, but if the maternity leave is implemented in a wise way, it will prove to be competitive.”
Joseph Muscat
““He is paying €80,000 a year Ministers at a time where he is asking citizens to make sacrifices. He is investing in education, where the majority of the graduates are women, but then he is not incentivising women to work”
“A Labour government was in favour of an extended maternity leave and the introduction of paternity leave. Having longer maternity leave would mean a higher participation rate of women in the employment sector. It would ultimately mean more taxpayers, and hence, more sustainable pensions.”
