The Chamber of Deputies has directed the Ministry of Public Service and Labour (MIFOTRA) to current, inside three months, a roadmap for totally implementing Rwanda's Nationwide Labour Mobility Coverage.
The Ministry of Finance and Financial Planning (MINECOFIN) has additionally been given six months to stipulate measures to ease remittance transfers and strengthen diaspora funding.
The resolutions observe a overview of the implementation of the 2019 coverage by the Chamber's Committee on International Affairs, Cooperation and Safety, which discovered that a number of key commitments stay unfulfilled seven years after the coverage was adopted.
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The overview, carried out between Could 5 and Could 18, concerned MIFOTRA, the Ministry of International Affairs and Worldwide Cooperation (MINAFFET), the Directorate Basic of Immigration and Emigration (DGIE), MINECOFIN, the Non-public Sector Federation (PSF), Zulfat Basis and the College of Tourism, Expertise and Enterprise Research (UTB).
Listed here are the seven key points recognized by the committee:
1. Licensed abroad recruitment businesses but to be established
The committee discovered that licensed non-public recruitment businesses envisaged underneath the coverage to attach Rwandans with jobs overseas haven’t been established.
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The absence of regulated businesses has created room for casual brokers to function, undermining efforts to advertise protected and orderly labour migration.
2. UAE labour settlement stays unrenewed
The committee famous that the bilateral labour settlement between Rwanda and the United Arab Emirates expired in 2023 and has not been renewed.
Within the meantime, Rwandans have continued to entry abroad jobs primarily by way of memoranda of understanding masking particular sectors and quotas provided by way of worldwide organisations, slightly than underneath a standing bilateral labour settlement.
3. Labour mobility nonetheless lacks a devoted authorized framework
Though current legal guidelines handle points of labour migration, Rwanda has but to determine devoted laws and laws to control labour mobility as envisaged underneath the coverage, the committee discovered.
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The hole has additionally affected organisations facilitating abroad employment. Since 2019, Zulfat Basis and UTB have helped 361 younger Rwandans safe jobs in Qatar and the UAE, however cited the dearth of a transparent authorized framework as a significant problem.
4. Remittances are rising, however funding channels lag behind
The committee famous that remittances from Rwandans overseas elevated from $200 million in 2020 to $669.8 million in 2025.
Regardless of the expansion, mechanisms to assist members of the diaspora spend money on Rwanda stay underdeveloped, notably entry to capital markets and trusted native funding companions.
5. Monetary literacy programme but to be rolled out
The committee discovered that the monetary literacy programme envisioned underneath the coverage for households receiving remittances has not been applied.
Because of this, remittances proceed for use primarily for family consumption slightly than productive funding, limiting their broader financial influence.
6. Expertise mismatch limits alternatives overseas
The committee recognized a mismatch between the talents taught in some technical and vocational establishments and people demanded in worldwide labour markets.
It additionally discovered that no devoted programme has been launched to align coaching with world labour market wants, decreasing the competitiveness of younger Rwandans searching for employment overseas.
7. Human trafficking dangers stay
The committee warned that human trafficking stays a significant concern as some younger folks proceed to pursue irregular migration in quest of employment alternatives.
It cited a 2025 United Nations Workplace on Medication and Crime report exhibiting that 27.6 million folks worldwide are subjected to pressured labour, with girls and ladies accounting for 61 per cent of victims and youngsters making up 25 per cent.
The committee additionally famous that DGIE repatriated 289 exploited Rwandans between January 2025 and on the time of the overview, prevented 129 folks from leaving the nation over suspected trafficking dangers, and that 11 trafficking suspects had been arrested since January 2026, seven of whom had already been referred for prosecution.
