World Bank: Migrant remittances due to Covid-19 expected to drop 14% next year
In its Migration and Development Briefing Note, the World Bank estimated that remittances from migrant workers to their countries of
Morocco: UMT rejects wage deductions provided for in the 2021 PLF
The Moroccan Labour Union (UMT) held its National Council last Saturday under the slogan “Against all legislation that infringes workers'
Lebanon: HRW denounces Council of State decision on new unified contract
In a new report, Human Rights Watch (HRW) revealed that the Lebanese State Council (administrative jurisdiction) has suspended the implementation
Iraq: Government Announces Inability to Pay October Salaries
Media Observatory of the Middle-EastEast and North Africa reported that the Parliamentary Finance Committee issued a statement announcing that the
Jordan: Tamkeen Centre publishes poverty indicators in the kingdom
The Tamkeen Centre for Legal Aid and Human Rights has published poverty indicators. The centre’s figures show that the absolute
Libya: EU called to suspend aid for migrant rights violations
Senior Libyan researcher at Human Rights Watch’s Middle East and North Africa division, Hanan Salah, called on the European Union
Libya: rescue of migrants off Bengazi
Last Friday, the Libyan Coast Guard managed to rescue irregular migrants whose boat capsized off the coast of the city
Morocco: Federation of Electricity and Water Authorities denounces the government’s withdrawal
The National Federation of Electricity and Drinking Water Authorities, affiliated to the Moroccan Labour Union (UMT), has threatened to escalate
Workers at Sidon waste sorting plant strike in Lebanon
After a three-day strike, the administration of the waste sorting plant in Sanic, south of the city of Sidon, announced
Lebanon: State Council suspends implementation of new unified contract
The Lebanese Council of State (administrative jurisdiction) issued a decision on 14 October 2020 adopting the implementation of two decisions
Jordan: Private School Workers' Union warns against wage cuts
The General Union of Private School Workers stated that the 15% reduction in tuition fees in private schools during the
Lebanon: Workers at waste sorting plant in Sidon continue strike
Workers at the Sanic waste sorting plant, south of the city of Sidon, observed a general strike last Thursday and