“Lingerie law” in Saudi Arabia
Lingerie shops in the strictly conservative kingdom of Saudi Arabia have been ordered to recruit women to replace male salesmen.
Now women who do not mix with men other than close family members outside the home, have to buy underwear in shops staffed by men.
The ruling is going to create jobs for women.
As is known, women in Saudi Arabia do not drive or vote, and face restrictions on where and when they can work.
According to the law all lingerie shops have one year to replace their male staff with women.
There are, of course, shops which sell underwear alongside other clothes and goods. They have two years to make the switch.
Several women have recently written to Saudi newspapers pointing out the fact that although they are forbidden to meet men in public, they have to buy their most private clothes in the company of strange men.
Besides changing staff, shop owners have been ordered to design stores so that nobody can see inside, and to install separate entrances for women… [source:www.news.bbc.co.uk]
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