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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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ministerial Order No. 51 establishes the Migrant Workers Exit Permit Grievances Committee.

Officially launched by the Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee in July 2017, the document provides a framework of action to deal with the social and economic situation of Palestinian refugees read more