The Minister of Labor launches two new law proposals to regulate employment offices for migrant workers and agricultural workers || Newspapers (Arabic)

The Minister of Labor Selim Jreissati launched last Friday a law proposal aiming at regulating the operations of employment agencies involved in the recruitment of migrant domestic workers.  The new proposal suggests the re-activation of the national employment office which is formally mandated to regulate the relation between employers and employees thus containing the role of employment offices.  The same proposal also includes provisions for strengthened legal protection of domestic workers such us for instance the need to have a witness standing at the signing of papers prior to the arrival of the migrant worker and the protection of confidential documentation.  The proposal also compels employers to open bank accounts for their domestic workers with an amount equivalent to at least six months’ salary.
On a different matter, the Minister of Labor also recently forwarded to the Cabinet a law proposal to regulate the work of agricultural workers.
Source:  Al-Akhbar 16 March 2013