Nicaragua increases maternity leave from 12 to 13 weeks - AlbertoNews - Uncensored Journalism

The National Assembly of Nicaragua (Parliament), at the request of the Executive, this Wednesday reformed a law that increases maternity leave from 12 weeks to 13 weeks. The Social Security Reform Law, sent by the husbands and co-chairs of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, was unanimously approved in Managua by the Sandinista deputies and their allies, who are an absolute majority in Parliament. The law established 12 weeks of matern…