GENEVA: Female soccer players should soon get their maternity rights protected under new employment rules announced Thursday (Friday in Manila) by FIFA. “The idea is to protect female players before, during and after childbirth,” FIFA chief legal officer Emilio Garcia said on a conference call. The rules, created with help from world players’ union FIFPro, are expected to be approved by the FIFA Council next month and would take effect on Jan. 1. “FIFA has never taken care of them (coaches) for the last 120 years,” Garcia said, predicting the new rules would benefit coaches who work internationally. The drafted rules aim to “protect contractual stability, achieve greater transparency and make sure that coaches also get paid on time,” FIFA said.

Source: Manila Times November 20, 2020 16:07 UTC