According to the law, a foreign worker has the right to practice his career outside his origin country just like the rights of native workers. But this given freedom is not absolute and is restricted and governed by a certain rules of each country for different purposes which serve the advantage of that country such as the purposes of security, economic, socially, healthy, etc. -------------------------------------Some countries prevent the foreign worker to practice his career and make this career limited for natives, other countries stipulate the getting of a security permission in order to allow the foreign worker to work on its lands. ------------------------------------------------ ------------In Iraq, for example, the foreign worker can not practice his career unless he gets a permission from Ministry of Working and Social Affairs who allows him to work, moreover, he has to get a security permission from Ministry of Interior who allows his residence. The Ministry of Health has to do some continues procedures with the foreign worker. This Ministry has to make a medical checking for him before entering the country in order to prove his safety from any contagion disease which may transfer to the country. After his entering, this Ministry has to make a periodical checking to ensure his health. -------------- ----------------
The foreign workers who required to work in Iraq as an experts or technical and intending to work for a limited time (not more than thirty days) are excepted from the conditions of getting permission. This exception comes according to the nature of their inevitable existence in Iraqi projects; furthermore, beside their short time of working in Iraq, they are not competing Iraqi workers. |