Ministry of Labor issues a new memorandum to regulate the work of migrant workers employment offices

The Minister of Labor, Sejaan Azzi, issued a memorandum yesterday calling on all holders of migrant workers employment offices to submit a family register to the Ministry within a one month period.  This move was taken within the framework of re-organising employment offices and ensuring that they are run by their original owners so as to prevent exploitation of the migrant worker and to ensure that they work according to international standards and conventions.  To be noted that, over the past two months,  the Ministry has closed down eight employment offices located in different parts of Lebanon and referred another two to General Security because they sacked Lebanese employees and replaced them illegally with  foreign employees. In a related vein, the Minister of Labor met yesterday with a delegation including representatives of Amel association, ION, and Caritas Lebanon to discuss the situation of migrant women domestic workers and the travel ban exercised by some countries.  The delegation also expressed their hopes that the national steering committee will resume its work soon.
Source: Al-Nahar, Al-Safir 23 July 2014