Dependents of expats hunt for stay-at-home jobs | نسخة PDF Send to Friend Print News | A A JEDDAH: FADIA JIFFRY Tuesday 2 July 2013 Last Update 2 July 2013 3:14 am Dependents of expatriates who have been unable to rectify their employment status are looking for different avenues to eke out a living and support their families. Although the Ministry of Labor had earlier clarified that wives and daughters of expatriates will be exempted from the decision and will be allowed to work in positions that Saudi women are not qualified for, many schools have already taken steps to legalize the work status of their teachers with the objective of providing them with work permits after they pass an examination that will be held by the school to test their qualification. On the flip side, however, this poses a threat to high school dropouts and housewives who have been working without having their sponsorship transferred to their respective companies. Consequently, many have been on the hunt for companies that can provide stay-at-home jobs. Officials at the Ministry of Labor refused to comment on this despite several attempts to contact them. “With the amnesty deadline fast approaching and the situation not changing, I am sure I am not going to get my job back,” says Nadia Chowdhary, a housewife who has been teaching in a private school in Jeddah for almost a year now. As an alternative, she hopes to take up private tuition at home. Sana Salim, a high school dropout who has been spending her time assisting the kindergarten section at a private school, says the crackdown has been very harsh on expatriates and has disrupted their lives. “Some of the dependents of resident expats work to kill time because the sole breadwinner earns enough to serve the whole family but what about those breadwinners with menial jobs who are paid very low salaries?” asks Salim. She says that many of her friends have also been affected by the crackdown and they are looking for online websites that will help them make money by doing work-from-home jobs. Salim says that finding stay-at-home jobs are very hard. “It is difficult to gauge whether a job posting on the Internet is a scam or a legitimate one. My friend gets paid monthly for a work-from-home job that she has been doing for two years now. There are genuine sites that can be relied on.” Tariq Rula, a plumber, says that he doesn’t have contracts with any company because he has been an illegal for the past five years. “I go to houses to repair faucets, sinks and toilets. I usually charge SR 100 to SR 250 depending on the kind of work. Sometimes big houses pay me more than the normal rate I charge,” he said. ..
Posted on: Tue, 02 Jul 2013 14:51:34 +0000
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