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Saudi Arabia: Regulatory framework governing migrant workers
The country briefs map the key legal provisions dealing with migrant workers in eight Arab countries, summarizing the legal rules about who pays for recruitment, whether passport confiscation is prohibited by law, minimum working conditions including wages, working hours and rest periods, how to lodge grievances, and brief details of each country’s sponsorship regime.
Social protection coverage for national and migrant workers in the formal private sector in the GCC countries.
The infographic charts the systems of social protection available for workers in the private sector in each country of the GCC.
Reforming end-of-service indemnity for migrant workers in Member States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC)
Policy options for the progressive realization of international social security standards
Review of National Social Protection Legislation and Legal Frameworks for Migrant Workers in the Gulf Countries
Extending social protection to migrant workers in the Gulf Countries
Social protection coverage for national and migrant workers in the Arab World
The factsheet highlights important points such as the coverage for old age, disability, and survivors, employment injury, sickness, medical care, maternity, unemployment, and family benefits.
Saudi Arabia: Regulatory framework governing migrant workers
The country briefs map the key legal provisions dealing with migrant workers in eight Arab countries, summarizing the legal rules about who pays for recruitment, whether passport confiscation is prohibited by law, minimum working conditions including wages, working hours and rest periods, how to lodge grievances, and brief details of each country’s sponsorship regime.
Social Protection
ONE PAGER - Administrative barriers, capacity constraints and solutions for the inclusion of agricultural workers in social insurance schemes in the Middle East and North Africa
Social Protection
Administrative barriers, capacity constraints and solutions for the inclusion of agricultural workers in social insurance schemes in the Middle East and North Africa
Social Protection
Financing social insurance schemes for agricultural workers in the Middle East and North Africa
Social Protection
ONE PAGER - Financing social insurance schemes for agricultural workers in the Middle East and North Africa
Social Protection
ONE PAGER - The role of social insurance schemes in addressing the risks faced by agricultural workers in the Middle East and North Africa
Social Protection
Methodological note for the project ‘Expanding social insurance for agricultural workers in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries: identifying key constraints and discussing policy options’
Social Protection
The role of social insurance schemes in addressing the risks faced by agricultural workers in the Middle East and North Africa
World Social Protection Report 2020–22: Regional companion report for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region
This regional companion report for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is intended to complement the ILO’s World Social Protection Report 2021–22. Social Protection at the Crossroads – in Pursuit of a Better Future. The regional companion report first gives a global perspective that is taken from the main report and outlines recent developments in social protection systems worldwide. It then highlights key developments, challenges and priorities for social protection in the MENA region.
Report
Promoting fair and ethical recruitment in a digital world
This joint report by the ILO and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) explores innovative state-facilitated digital technology platforms from four different contexts, with a focus on the Employment Permit System of the Republic of Korea, Musaned from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, eMigrate from the Republic of India and the European Network of Employment Services.
Labour mobility between Asia and the Arab States: Sharing of experiences and progress under the Bali Declaration with specific focus on women migrant workers
Background paper presented at the inter-regional meeting "Labour mobility between Asia and the Arab States: Sharing of experiences and progress under the Bali Declaration with specific focus on women migrant workers" held on 3-4 December 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand
In the Shadow of the State: Recruitment and Migration of South Indian Women as Domestic Workers to the Middle East
This background paper describes and analyses the drivers, pathways and experiences of migrant women from South India as domestic workers in Gulf countries. It is based on primary and secondary research.
Saudi Arabia - Country baseline under the ILO Declaration Annual Review (2017-2018)
Saudi Arabia - Country baselines under the ILO Declaration (2000-2017)
Impact brief, Issue 12
Trade Accelerator for Young Entrepreneurs in Morocco
International Trade Centre, Morocco