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Mona Almoayyed explains what are the competitive advantages of leading conglomerate Y K Almoayyed and Sons, and talks about the impacts of COVID on the Group. She also discusses her involvement in women’s rights, migrants’ rights, workers’ rights and environmental works in Bahrain as part of her participation in the Shura Council, and explains what makes the family business unique.
Mona Almoayyed, Managing Director of Y. K. Almoayyed & Sons
Women and men in Bahrain are paid the same wages; there is no differentiation according to the labor law. On the other hand, for women there are lots of privileges. For example, for maternity with the new labor law it is 60 rather than 45 days.
Fawzi Ahmed Kanoo, Deputy Chairman of Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo
Today, we have about 6,000 people working for us Gulf-wide and about 700 people in Bahrain. We have seen the first two months of the year as encouraging and even though in January business is normally down we have seen encouraging results. So I personally believe we are on the right track and that we will have a good year in 2013.
