The Ministry of Labour and Retraining has again extended a deadline for unregistered workers to formalise their status in the country.

Employees of the state company responsible for rubbish collection in the capital have held a protest to demand more funding and better working conditions.

Unregistered foreign workers in Libya have until 6 July to regularise their situation or be deported to their home countries, says the Ministry of Labour.

The two countries have agreed to set up an electronic database of Tunisian workers seeking employment in Libya.

Employees of the state-owned bank have held a strike to demand higher salaries and quicker management changes.

The two countries aim to set up a database to regulate the flow of Egyptian workers travelling to Libya, according to reports in the Egyptian press.

Murzuq-based employees of the government body assigned to protect energy facilities say that they have not been paid for almost a year, and threaten to hold a sit-in at the Elephant oil field.

A group of employees from the General Authority for Privatisation and Investment Promotion closed the agency's offices last week, asking that the chairman withdraw his recent resignation.

The Ministry of Labour and Retraining says it has signed 300 contracts with local companies to train 18,000 Libyan jobseekers.

Prime minister Ali Zeidan says that more than 300,000 state salaries are being paid twice, with some people claiming 50 or 60 wages.

Egypt's foreign ministry says that more than 4,000 of its nationals have illegally entered Libya so far this year, and calls on migrants to follow formal entry procedures.

Workers at the Benghazi Public Services company have held a third day of strikes over working conditions and unpaid salaries, causing uncollected garbage to accumulate in the city's streets.

A group of employees from the Benghazi Public Services Company has demonstrated over working conditions.

An official from the Ministry of Work and Retraining estimates that the identity card scheme will cut the government payroll by around 50%.

A recent study by the African Development Bank (AfDB) claims the Libyan economy could absorb up to half a million Tunisian workers in the next two years, but says the process needs to be better organised.