KUALA LUMPUR: More initiatives can be taken to help Muslim women present process divorce, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
“For this, the authorities via the Syariah Judiciary Department will introduce an Act whereby banks can freeze the husband’s checking account with orders from the courts.
“The financial institution will even have the discretion to make funds from the husband’s account if the spouse had made financial claims via the courts,” he mentioned when launching the nationwide stage Women’s Day celebration on March 8.
He added that the human rights establishment below the Syariah Court can be additional refined to ease prolonged divorce proceedings amongst Muslim {couples}.
“Organisation leaders are additionally urged to enable women who’ve just lately misplaced their husbands to earn a living from home for an applicable time period to deal with points relating to their companion’s demise,” he mentioned.
Sabri added that the proposal to make it necessary for a minimum of one lady director to be appointed in public listed corporations was anticipated to take impact on Sept 1.
Other initiatives embody the forming of a National Women’s Council, the forming of an Anti Sexual Harassment Bill and making it obligatory for March 8 to be celebrated as Women’s Day be it at the Federal or state stage.
Also current at the occasion was International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Azmin Ali, Women, Family and Community Development Ministry (KPWKM) minister Datuk Seri Rina Harun, KPWKM deputy minister Datuk Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Datuk Seri Takiyudin Hasan and Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim.
The theme for this 12 months’s celebration was “Equal Together” which aligns with the worldwide theme of Gender Equality Today for A Sustainable Tomorrow.
In conjunction with the celebration, KPWKM additionally recognised icons for the Women’s Icon Award 2022 throughout the fields of economics, schooling, well being, management, security and legislation alongside the Wanita Bangkit Award alongside and the Tun Fatimah Special Award.
