Countries of origin: laws and government agencies
Category : Laws and Departments - Countries of Origin
For laws and government agencies in the countries of origin responsible for the rights and welfare of migrant workers, see the links below.
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Bangladesh | India | Indonesia | Nepal | Pakistan | Philippines | Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
- Emigration Ordinance, 1982 (No. 29 of 1982)
- Bangladesh Bureau of Manpower, Employment, & Training
- Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare & Overseas Employment
- Ministry of Immigration & Passports
- Ministry of Labor and Employment
India
- The Emigration Act, 1983
- The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956
- Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA)
Indonesia
Nepal
- Foreign Employment Act, 2064 (2007)
- Foreign Employment Rules, 2064 (2008)
- Labour and Employment Policy, 2062
- Foreign Employment Promotion Board
- Department of Foreign Employment DOFE)
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
- Ministry of Labour and Employment (MOLE)
Pakistan
Philippines
- 1987 Philippine Constitution
- Labor Code of the Philippines
- Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, Rules & Regulations
- Republic Act No. 10022 (an Act amending RA No. 8042 – Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995)
- Republic Act No. 9189 Overseas Absentee Voting
- Commission of Filipinos Overseas (CFO)
- Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)
- Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)
- Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA)
- Philippine Bureau of Immigration
- Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA)
Sri Lanka
Last update: 22 July 2014