Summary Record of the 51st Meeting
In response to a question about the sponsorship system for migrant workers, she said that her Government respected the domestic regulations of receiving countries and rules governing migrant workers. As a sending country, however, Egypt could not interfere in those countries’domestic affairs. The sponsorship system had been modified to enable migrant workers to change employers without being fined or otherwise penalized. Moreover, entry visas were now issued for two years rather than one.
In response to a question about the sponsorship system for migrant workers, she said that her Government respected the domestic regulations of receiving countries and rules governing migrant workers. As a sending country, however, Egypt could not interfere in those countries’domestic affairs. The sponsorship system had been modified to enable migrant workers to change employers without being fined or otherwise penalized. Moreover, entry visas were now issued for two years rather than one.
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