Title Sort descending | Body | Countries | Thematic Areas | Sub-themes | Date | |
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Decision 1/71 Settling the Status of Foreign Workers who Violate the Terms of Work and Residency in Lebanon | This Decision provides the mechanism to attain work permits and to regularize the situation of irregular migrant workers for those who violated the terms of their residencies in Lebanon. | Lebanon | Labour Migration | Work Permits | ||
Decision 1/82 | This Decision is based on Decree No. 4340 dated 01/31/2019 (formation of the government), on Decree No. 17561 of 09/18/1964 and its amendments (Regulating the Work of Foreigners), on Cabinet read more | Lebanon | Labour Migration | |||
Decision 1/84 Related to the Collection of the Annual Work Permit Fee from Syrian Citizens upon Regularization of their Status | This Decision provides the mechanism for Syrian workers and business owners in Lebanon on the needed documents and fees to attain work permits, for those working irregularly, this Decision provides read more | Lebanon | Labour Migration | Work Permits | ||
Decision 1/93 Concerning the Required Documents to Obtain a Work Permit for Palestinian Employees and Employers | This Decision defines who is a Palestinian refugees and sets the needed documents to attain a work permit for Palestinian workers and business owners. | Lebanon | Labour Migration | Work Permits | ||
Decision 19/2019 Issued according to the provisions of Labour Law No. 8 of 1996 and its amendments | This Decision is on “closed occupations”, restricted occupations, and occupations for workers with specialized skills for non-Jordanians, for the year of 2019. |
Jordan | Labour Migration | Institutional Developments | ||
Decision No. (21) Of 2019 by the Minister of Administrative Development, Labour, and Social Affairs Regulating the conditions and procedures of the election of workers’ representatives to joint committees | The Minister of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs signed a decision laying down the conditions and procedures for the election of workers' representatives to joint committees read more |
Qatar | Labour Migration | Support and protection of migrant workers and their rights | ||
Decision No. (27) for the year 2020 on Refraining from the Collection of the General Medical Consultation Fee stipulated in Resolution No. (2) for the year 2017 on Health Service Fees for non-Bahrainis | The Minister of Health issued decision No. 27 suspending for 3 months starting April 9, 2020 the general medical consultation fee of BHD 7, paid by non-Bahrainis in health institutions affiliated read more |
Bahrain | Labour Migration | Support and protection of migrant workers and their rights | ||
Decision No. 1 of 2014 | Decision No. 1 Regarding the Regulation of Recruitment Offices' Licenses provides oversight and conditions of recruitment offices |
Bahrain | Labour Migration | Recruitment of Migrant Workers | ||
Decision No. 1/168 | Decision No. 1/168 regulates issues related to recruitment offices. Most importantly, the decision bans offices from placing advertisements for domestic workers in the media, considering this read more |
Lebanon | Labour Migration | Regulation of Domestic Work | ||
Decision No. 103 of 2015 | Decision No. 103 outlines conditions under which small companies can be exempt from nationalisation schemes for two years while also listing the level of nationalisation that companies must reach read more |
Oman | Labour Migration | Labour Force Nationalization | ||
Decision No. 23 of 2018 Issuing the Health Insurance Law | Decision No. 23 defines the scope of application of health insurance law as all citizens, residents, and visitors. Provisions for migrant workers are included in Article 28 requiring the employer read more |
Bahrain | Access to Economic and Social Services and Rights | Access to Healthcare | ||
Decision No. 270 of 2018 Issuing the Organizational Code Relevant to Reporting Non-Omani Manpower Leaving Work | Decision No. 270 is regarding procedures, requirements and consequences of foreign workers leaving work. |
Oman | Labour Migration | Recruitment of Migrant Workers | ||
Decision No. 310 of 2013 on the Household Regulation of Service Workers and Similar Categories | Decision No. 310 establishes working conditions for domestic workers and stipulates that employers must pay domestic workers their monthly salary without delay, and give them one day off a week, read more |
Saudi Arabia | Labour Migration | Regulation of Domestic Work | ||
Decision No. 39 of 2018 of the Minister of Administrative Development , Labour and Social Affairs | Decision No. 39 establishes a three-month probation period for domestic workers. |
Qatar | Labour Migration | Regulation of Domestic Work | ||
Decision No. 67 of 2013 | Ministerial Order No. 67 of 2013 amends Order No. 26 of 2008 regarding fees imposed on foreign employers as well as Bahrani employers for work permits and renewals of residence permits for family read more |
Bahrain | Labour Migration | Work Permits | ||
Decision no. 9 of 2020 | LMRA decided to reduce fees related to issuing and renewing all work permits for the first year since its issuance, and reduce all fees it collects by 50% for 3 months starting July. |
Bahrain | Visas and Residency Permits | Work Permits | ||
Decision of the Minister of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs No. (17) for the year 2021 specifying measures to protect workers from heat stress | Significant expansion of summertime working hours during which outdoor work is prohibited. |
Qatar | Labour Migration | Support and protection of migrant workers and their rights | ||
Decree 2017-409/PR/MI | Decree 409/PR/MI is part of a set of refugee laws passed in 2017 that streamlines the procedures to determine refugee status to help facilitate refugees' access to health care, education and read more |
Djibouti | Forced displacement and refugee protection | Access to asylum, Refugee Status and Residency | ||
Decree 2017-410/PR/MI | Decree 410/PR/MI is the second of a set of refugee laws passed in 2017 and determines the fundamental rights of refugee and asylum seekers, facilitating refugees' access to health care, education read more |
Djibouti | Forced displacement and refugee protection | Access to asylum, Refugee Status and Residency | ||
Decree Law No.653-2019 | Tunisia passed Decree Law No. 653-2019 which establishes operating procedures and guidelines for the National Authority and four specialized commissions and their responsibility to monitor and read more |
Tunisia | Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling | Border police and other personnel, Training to labour inspectors |