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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
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
Royal Decree 46/2020 Approving the Accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Oman signed the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights which states all peoples to certain rights.

Oman Access to Economic and Social Services and Rights Other
Early Leave Initiative

The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE) launched the “Early Leave” initiative in coordination with the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship, the Ministry of Foreign read more

United Arab Emirates Labour Migration Support and protection of migrant workers and their rights
Resolution No. (1) of 2020 Exempting the most affected commercial activities by the repercussions of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) from some of the fees charged by the Labor Market Regulatory Authority

Employers who have had to stop their commercial activities in whole or in part as a precaution due to the repercussions of the emerging coronavirus (19-COVID) until the issuance of this decision, read more

Bahrain Labour Migration Work Permits
Ministerial Committee strategy for the Return of the Lebanese Diaspora

The Ministerial Committee, in its meeting on 31 March 2020, agreed on a strategy in the return of the Lebanese diaspora. The return of the diaspora should be subject to the conditions set by the read more

Lebanon Expatriate/diaspora engagement and remittances Protection of Expatriate/Diaspora Communities
Ministerial Decree 127/2020 Governing the Recruitment of Non-Omani Manpower in Construction and Brick Factories

The ministerial decree specifies a framework for the recruitment of non-Omani workers and for bringing them into to the country to work in the construction and brick-making sector according to read more

Oman Labour Migration Labour Force Nationalization
Ministerial Decision No. (281) of 2020 Concerning the Regulation of Remote Working in Private Sector Establishments During the Application Period of Precautionary Measures to Reduce the Spread of the Novel Coronavirus

Ministerial Resolution No. 281 calls on all private establishments to limit the number of employees working on premises and labourers working on sites to not more than 30 per cent, with the read more

United Arab Emirates Labour Migration
Ministerial Resolution No. (279) of 2020 Regarding the Stability of Employment in Private Sector Companies During the Period of Applying Precautionary Measures to Contain the Spread of the Novel Coronavirus

Ministerial Resolution No. 279 aims at regulating the contractual relationship between employers and employees over the period during which precautionary measures for controlling the spread of the read more

United Arab Emirates Labour Migration
Royal Decree 32/2020 Amending Some Provisions of the Law on the Control of Communicable Diseases

Changes were made to Oman’s Law on the Control of Communicable Diseases as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The additions reiterated the need for all residents infected with a communicable read more

Oman Access to Economic and Social Services and Rights Access to Healthcare
Royal Decree No. (10) for the year 2020 on Amnesty for the Remainder of a Prison Term Imposed in a Few Cases

Amnesty was granted through Royal Decree No. 10 to 901 prisoners, including migrants, for humanitarian reasons and in light of the COVID-19 situation. The Ministry of Interior undertook a read more

Bahrain Access to Economic and Social Services and Rights Other
Ministerial Decision 115/2020 Governing the Recruitment of Non-Omani Manpower in Private Sector Establishments Operating in Cleaning Services

Ministerial Decision 115/2020 states the authorization to bring in non-Omani workers to private sector establishments working in the cleaning sector shall be in accordance with the requirements: read more

Oman Labour Migration Labour Force Nationalization
Memo 2/15 This Memo informs that the departments concerned with receiving work permits for foreigners are required, when the applications are attached with the approval of the Minister for the last time, to read more Lebanon Labour Migration Work Permits
Memorandum of Understanding between ILO and G5 Sahel

The MoU reaffirms the ILO’s commitment to partnering with the G5 Sahel countries, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger. Much of the ILO’s work in the sub-region focus on building read more

Mauritania International Cooperation on Migration and Displacement
Memo 2/13

In order to ensure the proper functioning work, the heads of the units concerned with the work of foreigners are requested to ask concerned parties, when submitting a request for a review of a read more

Lebanon Labour Migration
Presidential Decree No. 42-20 on the establishment of the Algerian Agency on International Cooperation for Solidarity and Development

The responsibilities of the Agency on International Cooperation for Solidarity and Development are to: Participate in preparing and implementing the national policy for international cooperation read more

Algeria Expatriate/diaspora engagement and remittances Institutional Changes
Memorandum of Understanding between Libya and Italy The Libya-Italy Memorandum of Understanding on Migration (LIMUM) was extended until 2023. LIMUM provides Italian support to Libyan Cost Guard and other authorities of the Government of National Unity read more Libya Irregular Migration Prevention of Irregular Migration
Implementation of 2018 MoU between Kuwait and Philippines

In January 2020, the Philippine government imposed a total ban on sending Filipino workers to Kuwait after the death of an overseas Filipino worker in Kuwait. This ban was lifted in February, read more

Kuwait Labour Migration
Resolution No. (5) for the year 2020 to Regulate the Authority for Settlement of Individual Labour Disputes

The Cabinet approved a draft resolution to Regulate the Authority for Settlement of Individual Labour Disputes. The Authority will be attached to the Department of Labour Relations in the Ministry read more

Bahrain Labour Migration Labour Disputes
Memo 2/55 This Memo extends the deadlines related to the permits and residency of male and female domestic workers and patents of liability until Friday evening 31/01/2020 Lebanon Labour Migration Work Permits