Refleksi; Sesuai ahli-ahli ilmu surgawi Indonesia dikatakan bahwa wanita dijunjung sesuai hukum syariah, tetapi kenyataannya di Arab Saudia yang berazaskan hukum syariah melakukan diskriminasi terhadap wanita. Berdasarkan itu timbul pertanyaan apakah ahli-ahli ilmu surgawi Indonesia baik amatir mau pun profesional jauh lebih benar interpertasinya dari orang Arab Saudia?
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=95799&d=5&m=5&y=2007 Saturday, 5, May, 2007 (17, Rabi` al-Thani, 1428) Workingwomen Feel Strongly About Gender Discrimination Arab News RIYADH, 5 May 2007 - In a growing trend across the Kingdom, labor offices say private employers are preferring to employ women over men, not because women tend to be more efficient but rather to pay them less and avoid providing the perks that men normally demand. "I get paid well but I don't get housing allowances like men who work the same job as I do," Munira Al-Anzi, who works for a PR company in Riyadh, told Al-Eqtisadiah newspaper. "I do the same job as them and work the same hours. My company feels that I'm not responsible for housing expenses because I'm married. However, there are many women who are single and need to pay rent but still don't receive housing benefits," she added. Al-Anzi's predicament is a common one. Many companies do not provide their women employees with allowances to cover their housing costs. Labor offices say this common practice is a clear violation of the law and a form of gender discrimination. Workingwoman Fatima Al-Khalidy feels strongly about the issue. "As long as a woman can carry out the same work as a man, she is entitled to the same rights," she said. "It doesn't make sense that a man is given a significant amount of housing allowance, while women are deprived of this just because they're women. A lot of women, divorced or widowed, are financially responsible for everything," she added. Meanwhile, some men do not see the differential treatment as a problem. "Women are entitled to maternity leave, while men aren't entitled to anything of the sort," said Khaled Abdul Rahman. "Providing only men with housing allowances is fair. Saudi law provides women with certain privileges that men aren't entitled to. These include maternity and childcare leave," he added. Benan Abu Tayar, head of a recruitment company in Riyadh, said the practice of paying women less is a common one. "Companies prefer to hire women so they can pay them low salaries and give less allowances. This is wrong because work regulations demand employees are given salaries according to the job they do, not according to their gender," she said. "It's irrational to deny a woman her right. If a woman is denied what she is entitled to then she just won't give her best at work. Women workers shouldn't accept the practice. They have to believe in themselves. If they don't, then nobody will. They have to complain and resist even if it means leaving work," she added. Dr. Ali ibn Hamad Al-Johany, head of a legal consulting office, said Saudi labor regulations do not include clauses that prevent gender discrimination. "The root of the problem lies in labor regulations. I feel this is a form of gender discrimination. Pay is something mentioned in a work contract. If the contract is unfair and both sides agree to it then there is little that can be done," he said, adding that Saudi law is usually derived from Islamic law, which demands justice to men and women equally. "According to the law, a woman is entitled to complain, but in the process she would risk losing her job since there aren't any Saudi laws preventing gender discrimination. I call for the enactment of laws to prevent it. This would be in line with the ethos of Islamic Shariah," he added. Hatib Al-Anzi, a public relations manager at the Labor Ministry, said the issue of housing allowances being included in work contracts is something individual companies have to decide. "We see no problem in not giving women housing allowances as long as her work contract doesn't mention anything about it. If an employee whose contract does not mention anything about housing allowances wants to take her employer to task for not providing it then she doesn't have any legal recourse," he said [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Post message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
