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Articles 4 and 7 of Law No. (11) of 2018 on Regulating Political Asylum stipulate that the Minister of Interior establish a Committee for Political Asylee Affairs with members from the Interior, Foreign Affairs and Justice Ministries, the State Security Bureau and the National Human Rights Committee, and defines its modus operandi. The Committee will be responsible for presenting recommendations on political asylum applications to the Minister of Interior who will issue, within three months from the date of receiving the recommendations, a decision approving or rejecting a political asylum application. To date, the Committee has not been established.

Law No. 13 of 2018 amends Article 7 of Law No. 21 of 2015 regarding organizing the entry, exit and residence of expatriates.

Law No. 17 establishes a workers’ support and insurance fund to support, ensure and provide care for workers, by guaranteeing their rights and a healthy and safe working environment, paying workers’ due wages following a decision by the labour dispute committees, providing humanitarian support for workers in emergency situations, and standardizing mandatory recreation for workers.

Law No. 173 establishes "deposit residency" which grants foreigners who deposit a minimum of 7 million Egyptian pounds in local Egyptian banks a five-year residency permit and the opportunity to apply for Egyptian citizenship.

Ministerial Decision No. 31 establishes a new system for part-time contracts for migrant workers.

Morocco's GCM report provides a brief overview of the country's policies against the GCM and further identifying key challenges and objectives for moving forward.

The Foreigners Residency Act replaces the Expats Residence Law No. 36 of 1961 as well as annulling Article 202 of the 2001 legislation that stipulated equal rights of Palestinians and Iraqis to public and private employment, education, free health care, retirement rights, free housing, tax exemption, and travel documents. This Act regulates all types of visas, entry, exit and residency of foreign nationals, introduces the sponsorship system for employment and a mandatory exit visa for workers, and stipulates the conditions for extension and deportation.

Decree 409/PR/MI is part of a set of refugee laws passed in 2017 that streamlines the procedures to determine refugee status to help facilitate refugees' access to health care, education and employment.

Decree 410/PR/MI is the second of a set of refugee laws passed in 2017 and determines the fundamental rights of refugee and asylum seekers, facilitating refugees' access to health care, education and employment, and giving them more opportunities for integration.