AMMAN: Jordan’s Ministry of Labor on Thursday condemned the sacking of a teacher on the grounds that she was pregnant.
Media spokesperson Muhammad Zyoud said the ministry would not accept such a system to be adopted within schools, the Jordan News Agency reported.
His comments followed media reports claiming that some private schools required female teachers to take pregnancy tests before being hired.
Zyoud urged any teacher who had been subjected to such treatment to file a complaint via the Hemaya (protection) electronic platform.
The ministry had also called on the Teachers’ Committee of the Union of Private Education Workers to provide a list of schools that employ such practices, he said.
