Labour Migration

The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation launched an updated version of the "Virtual Labor Market" platform, which provides employment services to non-national job seekers and companies using artificial intelligence to match job seekers to vacancies and track their professional development for a more efficient and effective recruitment process. This further facilitates the recruitment process and support the social distancing measure in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Platform supports the implementation of the National Programme to Support the Stability of the Labour Market in the Private Sector and Ministerial Resolution No. (279) of 2020.

LMRA announced that the management of work permits for migrants in the domestic workers category will be conducted through the Expatriate Management System (EMS) as of 17 March 2019, to support the provision of a transparent, efficient, one-stop-shop service. The EMS is an electronic system that allows employers or persons authorized on their behalf to undertake the transactions of issuing and renewing work permits and other LMRA related transactions.

This Decision allows the Ministry of Labour to grant work permits to foreign and Arab workers for a duration of a year, 2 years, and 3 years, and the fee doubles compared to the one-year fee.

This Decision sets and introduces the mechanisms to regularize irregular Syrian workers and business owners 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.

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 Resolution No. 8 Sources on 05/21/2019, on the Ministry of Labor plan to combat illegal foreign workers on Lebanese territory, which gave a grace period to settle the status of violators, ending on 07/09/2019, and after coordination with the concerned official departments, based on the proposal of the Director General.

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 the mechanism for the violators to regularize and fix their legal situation in Lebanon.

This Decision defines who is a Palestinian refugees and sets the needed documents to attain a work permit for Palestinian workers and business owners.