Ministry of Manpower (Egypt)
{{Short description|Government ministry of Egypt}}
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Ministry of Manpower
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|headquarters = Nasr City, Cairo
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|chief1_name = Mohamed Safaan
|chief1_position = Minister
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The Ministry of Manpower is the ministry in charge of manpower, labor relations and emigration of Egyptian workers.
Profile
The ministry's headquarters is in Cairo. The Minister of Manpower and Immigration also chairs the higher committee for migration that was established in 1977.{{cite web|author1=Ray Jureidini|title=Regulation of Migration in Egypt|url=http://www.mei.edu/content/regulation-migration-egypt|work=Middle East Institute|accessdate=26 October 2014|date=March 2010}}
Aside from accounting for workers returning from Gulf states, the agency keeps a list with the names of companies where Egyptian nationals are prohibited to work.{{cite web|title=Prohibited companies|url=http://www.manpower.gov.eg/Prohibitedcompanies.html|website=Ministry of Manpower}}
Ministers
In June 2014, Nahed Ashri was assigned the post of minister.{{cite news|url=http://thecairopost.com/news/115224/news/breaking-new-government-swear-in|title=BREAKING: New government swears in|date=17 June 2014|accessdate=22 June 2014|work=Cairo Post}} In September 2015, Gamal Sorour was assigned to the post.{{cite news|title=Egypt's Sherif Ismail cabinet with 16 new faces sworn in by President Sisi|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/141862/Egypt/Politics-/Egypts-Sherif-Ismail-cabinet-with--new-faces-sworn.aspx|agency=Ahram Online|date=September 15, 2015}}
On 23 March 2016 Mohamed Safaan was appointed Minister of Manpower.{{cite news|title=Who's who: Meet Egypt's 10 new ministers in Sherif Ismail's cabinet|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/195704/Egypt/Politics-/Whos-who-Meet-Egypts--new-ministers-in-Sherif-Isma.aspx|agency=Ahram Online|date=March 23, 2016}}
See also
{{Portal|Egypt}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.manpower.gov.eg/ Ministry of Manpower official website]
- [http://egypt.gov.eg/english/guide/directory.aspx Egypt's Cabinet Database]
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