apprentice should receive, its duration and the pocket money provided during the process.
Article 102(7) of the Labor Proclamation also compels both employers and workers an
opportunity to bargain collectively on issues of education and vocational training.
222.
On the other hand, special contract on apprenticeship compels the apprentice to follow
diligently the instructions and directives given to him in the process of training, and
endeavor to complete his training successfully. Moreover, Article 20(6) of the Labor
Proclamation demands on the employer to take necessary measures to train his employee.
Labor Rights and Expatriate Workers
223.
Employment opportunity is extended to expatriates when scarcities of skills occur in
particular occupations. In such circumstances, the Government does not only render an
employment opportunity for expatriates, but also levels the ground for the transfer
knowledge, skills and professional capabilities to local employees by co-working together.
Similarly, in areas where there is no shortage of capacity in the labor market, Eritrean
citizens are allowed to work abroad to gain both skills and acquire economic benefits.
Year
Expatriates in Eritrea
Male
Female
Total
Eritreans Working Over seas
Year
Male
Female
Total
1999
1,121
160
1,281
1999
661
798
1,459
2010
1,192
199
1,391
2010
225
246
571
2012
604
92
696
2012
89
545
634
2013
36
157
193
2013*
2014*
2014
65
354
419
2015*
2015
13
201
214
Table : Number of expatriates and Domestic workers sent to work abroad
Working conditions, monitoring mechanisms and measures
224.
During the reporting period, focus has been made on monitoring equal opportunities in
employment and remuneration, prohibition of child labor, guaranteeing of health and safety
in the work place, maintaining minimum labor conditions, the right to form associations,
collective bargaining and capacity building for skill enhancement. However, these working
conditions are only the minimum standards set, and both employer and employee have been
encouraged to agree on more favorable working conditions that benefit the worker. In this
regard, the contracting parties determine the amount of wage, but it may not be less than the
minimum wage fixed by collective agreement in any undertaking.
225.
The requirements of Article 23 of the Labor Proclamation 118/2001 has been strictly
adhered and monitored effectively during the reporting period. Hence, no discrimination
between citizens and migrant workers in the place of work has been seen. Thus employee‟s
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