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Federal Law No. 10 of 2017

Federal Law No. 10 introduces measures for the protection of domestic workers such as outlining the role of recruitment agencies, setting standards for labour contracts, employer and employee read more

United Arab Emirates Labour Migration Standardization of Labour Contracts
Decree No. 2017-1061

Decree No. 1061 waived the fine for overstaying visas, which was 20 Tunisian dinars for every week of irregular overstay in the country with no capping of fees, for vulnerable migrants including read more

Tunisia Irregular Migration Regularization
Agreement of cooperation between Jordan and Nepal

Jordan and Nepal signed an agreement of cooperation to increase the eployment of Nepalese workers in Jordan, focusing on the responsibilities of both countries in regulating employment and read more

Jordan International Cooperation on Migration and Displacement Support and protection of migrant workers and their rights
Law No. 15 of 2017 on domestic workers

Law No. 15 sets provisions around foreign domestic workers regarding recruitment, contracts, medical examination and residence permits.

Qatar Labour Migration Regulation of Domestic Work
Law No. 13 of 2017

Law No. 13 amends the Labour Law promulgated by law No. 14 of 2004 and the Civil and Commercial Proceedings Law promulgated by law No. 13 of 1990.

Qatar Labour Migration Updating Labour Laws to Include Labour Migration
Resolution No. 1 of 2017

Resolution No. 1 imposes new fees for applications submitted to the Labour Market Regulatory Authority regarding issues, to renew or cancel work permits, to register notifications of absence from read more

Bahrain Admissions, Visas and Residency Permits Entry, exit and residency permits
Agreement to mitigate irregular migration from Egypt to Europe

This Action Document captures the projects to be committed in 2017 in Egypt under the European Union Emergency Trust Fund for stability and addressing root causes of irregular migration and read more

Egypt International Cooperation on Migration and Displacement Other
Federal Decree-Law No. 16 of 2017 Law No. 16 of 2017 amends provisions of federal law No. 17 of 1972 on nationality and passports, mainly extending citizenship to non-Emirati women married to, divorced from, or widowed from Emirati read more United Arab Emirates Nationality and Statelessness Institutional Developments
Flexi-Permit Scheme

The flexi-visa scheme enables regularization for migrants with irregular status working in “non-specialized occupations” through self-sponsorship, with the possibility to work for different read more

Bahrain Irregular Migration Regularization
Regulation No. 108 of 2017

Regulation No. 108 establishes a flexible work permit system that allows undocumented workers who meet certain conditions to regularize their status and obtain a work permit without a sponsor for read more

Bahrain Irregular Migration Regularization
Bilateral labour agreement between Kenya and Saudi Arabia

Kenya agreed to lift its three-year ban on its nationals working as domestic workers in GCC countries and signed a bilateral labour agreement with Qatar and another with Saudi Arabia.

GCC countries International Cooperation on Migration and Displacement
Agreement on Labor Cooperation for General Workers Recruitment and Employment between the Philippines and Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia signed a second agreement with the Philippines in 2017 on cooperation regarding labour migration and the recruitment and employment of workers from the Philippines to Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia International Cooperation on Migration and Displacement Recruitment of domestic workers
The cooperative health insurance document approved by Ministerial Resolution No. (3/18/1R) dated 12/5/1439 AH

The Council of Cooperative Health Insurance (CCHI) rolled out its plan for unified health insurance that require private businesses to extend health insurance coverage to all employees and their read more

Saudi Arabia Labour Migration Support and protection of migrant workers and their rights
"A Nation Without Violators" Campaign "A Nation Without Violators" Campaign is a 90-day amnesty program that allowed migrants in an irregular situation who entered the country without authorization, who overstayed their visa, or who read more Saudi Arabia Irregular Migration Regularization
Ministerial Decision No. 15 of 2017

Ministerial Order No. 15 establishes the formation and procedures of a National Committee for Combating Human Trafficking.

Qatar Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Institutional Developments
Law No. 1 of 2017

Law No. 1 of 2017 amends Article 7 of Law No. 21 of 2015 which regulates the entrance, exit and residence of expatriates.

Qatar Admissions, Visas and Residency Permits Entry, exit and residency permits
Nationality Code of Tunisia 2018

Tunisia's 2018 Nationality Code replaces the Nationality Code of 2011 and establishes the country's nationality law regarding how citizenship is determined.

Tunisia Nationality and Statelessness Access to Citizenship
2017 Memorandum of understanding with Italy

The MOU between Italy and Libya includes cooperation in combating irregular migration, human trafficking and migrant smuggling, and on reinforcing border security between the two countries. Libya read more

Libya Irregular Migration Border Control
Law No. 159 of 2017

Law No. 159 on the status of refugees reinforces the national legal framework on asylum and refugee status while also incorporating many important provisions from the 1951 Refugee Convention and read more

Djibouti Forced displacement and refugee protection Access to asylum, Refugee Status and Residency
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