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Tunisia has instituted forward-looking labor policies to enable working mothers to balance employment and family life. Article 66 of the labor law conforms to ILO conventions 41 and 49 regulating night work, underground work, and other hazardous work for women, especially those who are pregnant or lactating. But maternity leaves are not very generous. In the public sector, women receive two months at full pay, which may be taken along with annual leave. In the private sector, only 30 days at 2/3 pay are provided, with a medical extension for an additional 15 days, but no longer than 12 weeks (the ILO-recommended minimum).
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On Monday, police in Sfax, Tunisia's second largest city, detained Slim Boukhdhir, a well-known blogger and contributor to the London-based Al-Quds Al Arabi. He was charged with “aggression against a public employee” and “violation of public morality standards,” according to the journalist’s lawyer. Under the penal code, the charges could bring 18 months in prison. Boukhdhir was ... charged under a 1993 national identity card law with “refusal to show his identification card to a public security agent.” He could be fined under that law.
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Driving in Tunisia can be dangerous. It is recommended that visitors avoid driving after dark outside of Tunis or the major resort areas. Driving practices are poor. Drivers fail to obey the rules of the road even in the presence of the police. Traffic signs and signals are often ignored, and drivers sometimes drive vehicles on the wrong side of the road. Faster drivers tend to drive on the left while slower drivers stay to the right.
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