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SYR-2006-R-78679
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Title_of_text
Regulation No. 81 of 2006 governing Private Agencies for the Recruitment and Employment of Non-Syrian Female Domestic Workers and Nannies.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Syrian Arab Republic
Subjects (Classification)
Migrant workers
Adopted on (Date of text)
2006-11-21
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Prohibits the recruitment and employment of any female worker unless if it is done through a licensed agency (article 2). Provides for the application of licenses (articles 4-14). Provides that in order to be recruited, inter alia, a female worker need to have a full legal capacity, no convictions to her name, have approval of her husband if she is married and have no chronic and infectious disease or disabilities and is physically able to do the job (article 3). Also provides details of content of the employment contract, payment of repatriation expenses by the agency and prohibition of abuse, mistreatment or discrimination against female workers.
Monograph region
Monograph title
Unofficial English Translation
Author
Printed separately
Page range
7 pages