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Law No. 5-20 on the prevention and combatting of discrimination and hate speech

The law aims at preventing and combatting discrimination and hate speech. Specifically, it aims at combatting all forms of expression that are disseminated or encouraged that justify read more

Algeria Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration GCM Implementation
Law No. 51/2006 on Combating Human Trafficking Crimes

Law No. 51 provided an overarching framework that defines, prevents, and prosecutes human trafficking crimes. This law has since been amended by Federal Law No. 1 of 2015.

 United Arab Emirates Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Protection and Assistance to Victims
Law No. 61 of 2016

Law No. 61 on the prevention of trafficking consists of 66 articles covering prevention, prosecution of offenders, and protection of victims with the aim to fight all forms of human trafficking, read more

Tunisia Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Protection and Assistance to Victims
Law No. 64 of 2010

Law No. 64 states that vulnerable migrants have access to health and psychosocial services provided by agencies such as IOM. There is one shelter available for trafficking victims.

 Egypt Access to Economic and Social Services and Rights Access to Healthcare
Law No. 68 of 2015

Law No. 68 establishes a centralized recruitment agency for domestic workers.

 Kuwait Labour Migration Regulation of Domestic Work
Law No. 68 of 2016

Law No. 68 establishes the National Council for Tunisians Abroad to support and represent the Tunisian diaspora.

 Tunisia Expatriate/diaspora engagement and remittances Expatriate/Diaspora Engagement and Investment
Law No. 7 of 2013 on the Social Health Insurance System

Similar to Sultan's Decree No. 72 of 1991, Law No. 7 was enacted to ensure the implementation of a mandatory health insurance system of basic health services to all Qatari citizens, GCC citizens, read more

Qatar Access to Economic and Social Services and Rights Access to Healthcare
Law No. 71, The Cooperative Health Insurance Law

The purpose of Law No. 71 is to provide and regulate healthcare to all non-Saudi residents.

 Saudi Arabia Access to Economic and Social Services and Rights Access to Healthcare
Law No. 76 of 2016

Law No. 76 amends law No. 231 of 1996 regarding Egyptians who intend to work abroad and imposes fees on permits for highly skilled Egyptians to work in the public sector in countries of read more

Egypt Expatriate/diaspora engagement and remittances Institutional Changes
Law No. 82 of 2016 on Combating Illegal Migration and Smuggling of Migrants

Law No. 82 combats irregular migration and migrant smuggling by criminalising smugglers, considering irregular migrants as victims and including a provision for the creation of a fund to assist read more

Egypt Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Protection and Assistance to Victims
Law No. 91 of 2013 on Combating Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants

Law No. 91 provides for a prison term of 15 years to life for perpetrators regarding human trafficking, but does not establish mechanisms for victim protection or for prosecuting and convicting read more

Kuwait Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Other
Law on nationalising jobs in private sector

Determines the nationalised jobs in each of the work sectors, in light of the nationalisation plans and nationalisation rates in each of them.

 Qatar Labour Migration Labour Force Nationalization
Lebanon Crisis Response Plan 2015-2016 (LCRP)

The Response Plan has three strategic priorities (ensuring humanitarian assistance and protection for poor Lebanese communities and vulnerable Syrian refugees; improving access to and quality of read more

Lebanon Forced displacement and refugee protection Other
Lebanon Crisis Response Plan 2015-2016 - Year Two (LCRP)

As Lebanon's Response Plan was to be carried out in two phases, this Year Two document covers 2016, the second year of the LCRP, as a transitional phase into a longer term strategic framework for read more

Lebanon Forced displacement and refugee protection Other
Lebanon Crisis Response Plan 2017-2020

The 2017-2020 crisis response plan covers various sectors and aims to provide humanitarian assistance and protection to the most vulnerable displaced people and poor Lebanese, to reinforce Lebanon read more

Lebanon Forced displacement and refugee protection Institutional Developments
Legislative Decree No. 29 of 2016 Presidential decree No. 29 amends articles 10 and 12 of law No. 18 of 2014 to raise the cost of passports and travel documents of Palestinian refugees and fines imposed in case of losing them. Syrian Arab Republic Forced displacement and refugee protection Access to asylum, Refugee Status and Residency
Long-term residence visa policy

Under the latest long-term residence visa policy, a new system for long-term residence visas (5 or 10 years) are granted to investors and entrepreneurs who meet specific requirements as well as read more

United Arab Emirates Admissions, Visas and Residency Permits Entry, exit and residency permits
Memo 1/24 Extension of Memo 1/19 of 13/03/2020 This Memo is to extend the work of Memo 1/19 of 14/04/2020 that suspended the deadlines for all transactions and documents until 11/04/2020, to the date of 30/06/2020 due to the continuation of read more Lebanon Labour Migration Work Permits
Memo 1/27 This memo notifies that according to Article 3 (of Business flow of anonymous companies) of Law No. 126 of 29/03/2019 Art 144, the chairperson of the board of directors does not need a work permit if read more Lebanon Labour Migration Work Permits
Memo 1/30 Related to lab tests for foreign employees This Memo of the Ministry of Labour announces that lab tests that were taken in private labs and hospitals are accepted starting from the date of the Memo adoption till the date of 30/06/2020. Lebanon Labour Migration Work Permits