The Saudi Ministry of Labor has warned all recruitment offices for authorizing others either compensating in cash or without, which is entitled as violation of the labor regulations. In a bid to streamlining measures, the recruitment requests are only processed through recruitment offices and companies operating under licenses. Such manner regards the above-mentioned channels as meditators who are responsible to negotiate with workers abroad and sign on behalf of employers. The employers can choose the nationality of worker while the office has to finalize any further recruitment process. Taiseer Al-mofarrej, general director of the Media Center, said granting online authorization to unlicensed agents is a violation whose recruitment office is penalized for. He explained that the Ministry of Labor has been constantly monitoring such offices to ensure their compliance to the regulations enforced for protecting rights of citizens. The monitoring raids is conducted by the joint committee of the Ministry of Labor (MoL) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) to supervise the recruitment offices offering online authorization to public service (khidmat) offices whose work depends on such authorization. This has led to a hike in recruitment fees, not regarding rights of citizens who deal with such illegal public service offices. Al-mofarrej continued saying that the ministry has requested MOFA to provide a report on the number of authorizations issued for recruitment offices. This move is believed to ensure whether the recruitment office is committed or failed otherwise. The ministry has suspended 20-violated offices based on Article 56 of the Recruitment Offices Regulations that states closure of such violated offices that misuse the online authorization. The MC Director pointed out that most problems stemming from authorizing recruitment offices are influx of the foreign labor into the Kingdom without the employers knowledge which results in dismissing rights of both employers and workers. This has led to unlicensed recruitment offices and agents breaking into the market in which rights are hard to restore and maintain if a citizen lodges a complaint against the recruitment process. Such ads hung up by unlicensed recruitment offices scam citizens. Al-mofarrej said that the ministry urges citizens or residents not to deal with such public service offices that practice the illegal mediation through service of online authorization. He advised them to make an immediate contact with recruitment offices of valid licenses estimated at 338 offices to protect their right and avoid exploitation. X Monitoring Recruitment Process is A MustMonitoring Recruitment Process is A Must Indian Recruitment Processed by Offices & Companies Dr. Ahmed Al Faheed, undersecretary for foreign affairs at Saudi Ministry of Labor, emphasized that all recruitment processes should be monitored to protect rights of employers and workers alike. He pointed out that a broad range of programs have been enforced by the ministry to regulate the recruitment market such as Musaned providing all information and required procedures as well as automation of foreign recruitment requests which was lunched more than a month ago. The recruitment process for the Indian workers is duly done through offices and companies and not through embassies or consulates, Al Faheed reiterated. The statement came forth as a meeting held in the early morning with representatives from the Indian embassy represented by .P. Lakra, first secretary for community welfare. The meeting was also represented by Ziyad Al-Sayegh, undersecretary for customer relation services at the Saudi Ministry of Labor while Saad Al-Badah, chairman of the national recruitment committee at the Council of Saudi Chambers, was also present along with representatives from recruitment offices and private companies in the Kingdom. The agreement on recruiting the Indian domestic workers signed by the Kingdom and the Republic of India was also discussed. Dr. Al Faheed emphasized on the importance of facilitating recruitment process and clarifying such process for the private sector and recruitment agencies. He continued that the project of automated procedures for recruiting the Indian domestic workers is being handled by TakMol. In the meanwhile, the Indian side answered all inquiries from the Saudi counterpart and gave a lucid explanation on what has been agreed upon. The representatives of recruitment companies and offices were handed down with copies of requirements. As addressed during the meeting, the Saudi Ministry of Labor is an important entity to monitor and check on all recruitment procedures that serve the best interests of citizens. Furthermore, the ministry has received complaints from a wide range of channels based on Musaneds website. This meeting came after the commencement of issuing visas for the domestic Indian workers five days ago when the ministry has called on the recruitment offices and companies to comply with the standard employment contract enacted with the Republic of India and published at the Musaneds website. It was being received by the Saudi Arabian National Recruitment Committee (SANARCOM) and the recruitment offices. The agreement sets an array of rules and regulations along with the employment contract agreed upon as a top priority. In a bid to enforce the agreement, Dr. Al Faheed elaborated that it defines all rights and obligations such as providing a suitable environment for the domestic worker and controlling the recruitment fees as well as penalizing violated offices and companies. Moreover, it includes the defining mechanism of recruitment pursued by the licensed offices and companies of both countries in order to curb on manipulation and fraud. The Saudi-Indo committee is subjected to convene on a periodical period to discuss and resolve issues that might occur, in compliance to the regulations and instructions enforced in the Kingdom. The agreement sets conditions for the domestic workers who should fulfill like certificate of good conduct, clear records of any crime or felony, passing through medical test and observing rules and tradition of the Kingdom during their stay in the Kingdom. X MoL Starts Hiring Indian Domestic LaborMoL Starts Hiring Indian Domestic Labor The Ministry of Labor has announced that the commencement of issuing visas for Indian domestic labor on Thursday, 10 July 2014. This announcement was finalized after reaching an agreement between an employer and worker, ensuring the streamlining process of recruitment and protecting all rights. The Saudi-Indo working team finalized the employment contract as the final recruitment process, fully in compliance to the labor agreement on recruiting the Indian domestic labor signed earlier this year. Saudi Deputy Minister of Labor H.E. Dr. Mufarrej bin Saad Al-Haqubani reiterated on the importance of recruitment offices and companies commitment to the final draft of the agreed employment contract, which has been published at MoLs website and Musaned portal as well as being circulated to the Saudi Arabian National Recruitment Committee (SANARCOM), recruitment offices, ensuring that all recruitment processes are standardized according to the draft agreed upon. Dr. Al-Haqubani said that the commencement of female labor recruitment from the Republic of India is a positive move that awaits the labor market in the Kingdom due to the growing urge that is synced with the legal and organizational re-constructing. Such approach aims at regulating and protecting rights of employers and workers, he said and extended his profuse thanks to the Indian side and the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) for their collective efforts during the quest ended with the comprehensive agreement that aims at regulating the recruitment process for the Indian domestic labor. The Deputy Minister gave further comments on the commencement of issuing visas as a true activation of the agreement inked by the MoL & Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs. Such agreement lauds the bilateral efforts to make the agreement come into force and meet the aspirations of the both nations as long as their requirements, he added. Dr. Al-Haqubani said that the agreement includes an array of rules and regulations with the employment contact agreed upon as a top priority. In a bid to enforce the agreement, he elaborated that it defines all rights and obligations such as providing a suitable environment for the domestic worker and controlling the recruitment fees as well as penalizing violated offices and companies. Moreover, it includes the defining mechanism of recruitment pursued by the licensed offices and companies of both countries in order to curb on manipulation and fraud. The Saudi-Indo committee is subjected to convene on a periodical period to discuss and resolve issues that might occur, in compliance to the regulations and instructions enforced in the Kingdom. The agreement- according to the Deputy Minister- sets conditions for the domestic workers who should fulfil like certificate of good conduct, clear records of any crime or felony, passing through medical test and observing rules and tradition of the Kingdom during their stay in the Kingdom. He added that the agreement is five-year enforcement, renewing for such similar periods. Dr. Al-Haqubani emphasized that the Indian recruitment comes as a move to widen the channels of the foreign domestic recruitment in which the Undersecretary for the International Affairs is exerting undulating efforts to ink more bilateral recruitment agreements s with a host of countries. X MoL Met Vietnamese Counterpart for Sending Domestic LaborMoL Met Vietnamese Counterpart for Sending Domestic Labor The Saudi Ministry of Labor has come into agreement with the republic of Vietnam to facilitate recruitment process of the domestic labor and stipulate a draft agreement that is expected to be signed soon between the two countries in Riyadh. The new announcement is orchestrated with the Saudi mission visiting the Vietnamese Deputy Minister in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam. The Saudi mission chaired by Ahmed bin Fahad Al Faheed, Saudi Labor Ministry undersecretary for international affairs, accompanying with a host of Saudi officials: HRH Saud Bin Talal Bin Badr Al Saud, assistant undersecretary for international cooperation, Mohammed Al Sharekh, director general for international labor relations and Meshal Al Radyan. On behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs(MOFA), representatives are also present like Abdul Alkareem Al Johani, Fasial Al Hasoon while the Saudi Ambasdor to Vietnam Mohammed Al Onzi was attended as well. X Kingdom Calls Labor-Sending Countries for Easing Recruitment ProcessKingdom Calls Labor-Sending Countries for Easing Recruitment Process MoL Alerts Recruitment Offices from Leveraging Online AuthorizationMoL Alerts Recruitment Offices from Leveraging Online Authorization The Ministry of Labor issues an alert for recruitment offices that give away online authorization in exchange of fees, ensuring that manpower recruitment is only done through licensed offices and companies. Indian Labor Soon to Arrive Kingdom Announced during the 3rd Annual Ambassadors MeetingIndian Labor Soon to Arrive Kingdom Announced during the 3rd Annual Ambassadors Meeting Saudi Deputy Minister of Labor H.E. Mufarrej bin Saad Al-Haqubani reiterated that the Indian domestic labor would join the Saudi workforce very soon in respond to the effective bilateral agreements with labor-sending countries. The new announcement comes amid the end of deliberations by the joint committee of both nations to draw up the standard employment contract, encouraging other Asian and African countries to enter into agreement. Such approach was clearly reflected by the labor representatives and labor-sending ambassadors during the meeting on 13 May, 2014. Mol Stopped Online Proxy from 6 Istekdam OfficesMol Stopped Online Proxy from 6 Istekdam Offices Ministry of Labor joined forces with Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Foreign Affairs has retreated Ministry of Labor joined forces with Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Foreign Affairs has retreated its service of online authorization leveraged by 6 Istekdam offices. The shutdown of service is enforced due to their flagrant violation of labor regulations in handing over the online authorization to individuals and other general service providers. Ziad AlSayegh, the Undersecretary for Customer Service and Worker Relations at Ministry of Labor, explains that giving away the online authorization to hire laborers is a crime whose legal action would be taken against such offices. The joint committee was formed by the two ministries at the beginning of December to monitor and track down these Istekdam offices that give away the online authorization to general service providers. Therefore, this practice has led to a hike in Istekdam fees and denial of citizens right when dealing with unauthorized service providers. AlSayegh urges the citizens to not deal with general service providers that act as mediators and benefit from the online authorization service. He advices them to make an immediate contact with Istekdam offices of valid license estimated at 338 offices to protect their right and avoid exploitation. X Ministries of Labor and Foreign Affairs Joined To Monitor Istekdam OfficesMinistries of Labor and Foreign Affairs Joined To Monitor Istekdam Offices Both Ministries of Labor and Foreign affairs has formed a joint committee to supervise Istekdam offices Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Republic of India Signed Domestic Labor AgreementKingdom of Saudi Arabia and Republic of India Signed Domestic Labor Agreement Both Saudi Arabia and India signed the bilateral agreement on labor cooperation for domestic workers recruitment held at Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Republic of India Signed Domestic Labor Agreement Both Saudi Arabia and India signed the bilateral agreement on labor cooperation for domestic workers recruitment held at Akbar Bhawan, New Delhi on the 2nd of January, 2014. HE Eng. Adel Fakeih, Saudi Minister of Labor, and Honble Vayalar Ravi, Indian Overseas Affairs Minister, led the signing ceremony.The agreement is signed amidst of growing needs to regulate the contractual relationship between an employer and a worker in order to protect all parties rights, the minister emphasized. HE gave a lucid clarification on provisions and conditions that would put forward an agreed draft for a standard contract later on as a primary step toward comprehensive agreement as well as a tight grip on recruitment fees for both nations. Further to more legal entailments, HE highlighted that one of the major conditions is to monitor recruitment process applied by licensed domestic labor companies and offices of both nations, combating frauds of agents. The five-year agreement is automatically renewed for similar periods in which a joint committee of both high-level officials is convened on a periodical basis to resolve any arising issues in compliance to the Kingdoms rules and laws. The agreement includes certain provisions in order to host a domestic worker while s/he must hold a clear record of criminal history and negative contagious diseases proved by medical check-up from reliable medical centers. In addition to precautions, a domestic worker must observe regulations and honor cultural sensitivities during their stay in the Kingdom. Meanwhile, an employer is incumbent to follow a standard contract that protects all rights and responsibilities as well as access to suitable environment, which is stated in the agreement. The minister commented that the Saudi-Indian labor co-operation is intact as a second achievement after the ratification of Philippines agreement- a new step towards opening the new markets of foreign labor influx into the Kingdom. The undersecretary for foreign affairs at the ministry is keen to unswervingly sign bilateral agreements that aim at adjusting the contractual relationships, which will be announced soon. In recognition of the move, is one of the many initiatives that MoL launches to regulate domestic labor recruitment in light of recently applying Domestic Labor Regulation and setting up a labor dispute mediation committee. The signing ceremony was attended by Ahmed Al Faheed, Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs at Ministry of Labor, and Saud Al Sati, Saudi Ambassador to India, besides a number of both officials and diplomatic missions. It is noteworthy that the Indian labor constitutes the largest labor force in the kingdom reaching 23 percent of all overall foreign labor. It was also the largest nationality that rectified their status during the grace period estimated at 2.095.062 correction cases including transfer of service, change of profession, issuance of work permit and final exit. X MoL Warns of Ethiopian Recruitment OfficesMoL Warns of Ethiopian Recruitment Offices Saudi Ministry of Labor alerts manpower suppliers and individuals to deal or conduct any kind of business Saudi Ministry of Labor alerts manpower suppliers and individuals to deal or conduct any kind of business with Ethiopian recruitment offices that export domestic workers into the Kingdom as well as with whom claims to be able to offer such services. This awareness comes amid growing numbers of newspaper and online classified ads that promote the recruitment of Ethiopian domestic workers spotted by MoL. The ministry reiterates that banning Ethiopian recruitment to Arab states has been announced by Ethiopian officials in Nov. 2013, which will approximately last for 6 months. Hattab AL-Enezi, the official spokesman of the Ministry of Labor, intensified that the siren alert is an attempt to serve the interest of Saudi nationals, and ensure they will not be exploited by such illegal or fake manpower suppliers. Meanwhile, the Ethiopian government has cancelled all work permits used by domestic labor offices. The concerned entities have declared that Ethiopia is reviewing current regulations and rules to export domestic workers overseas. The Ethiopian government is about to design new procedures in order to enhance the mechanism of foreign employment Al-Enezi added. Al-Enezi confirmed that the ministry has announced a ban on Ethiopian Istekdam. The ministry is currently making progress to sign bilateral agreements on domestic labor cooperation with a number of countries in a move to open new markets for foreign recruitment he commented. X Kingdom of Saudi Arabia & Sri Lanka Signed Agreement on Domestic Workers RecruitmentKingdom of Saudi Arabia & Sri Lanka Signed Agreement on Domestic Workers Recruitment Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka in joint force inked the bilateral agreement to regulate hiring of domestic workers Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka in joint force inked the bilateral agreement to regulate hiring of domestic workers from the island nation in the 13th of January, 2014. The signing ceremony was led by H.E. Eng. Adel Fakeih, Saudi Minister of Labor, and Honble Dilan Perera, Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare. The newly initiated pact enhances the joint cooperation in the field of domestic labor recruitment, which would serve the interest of both nations and regulate the contractual relationship between employers and workers, safeguarding rights of all parties. Its provisions would put forward an agreed draft for standard mandatory contract decided by Saudi and Sri Lankan officials. Also, it highlights that the service of Sri Lankan labor recruitment should be provided by licensed manpower supply offices and companies in both nations besides regulating fees. The contract would enable all parties to resort to the authority if disputes appear in full compliance to regulations and rules. In addition to well-trained domestic workers by institutions, they should provide a reliable proof of medical tests, confirming soundness from all contagious diseases. The agreement emphasizes that the potential domestic workers should have not found guilty of any criminal acts while they are adhered to observe regulations and rules and respect cultural norms and customs that prevail Saudi society during their stay and work in the Kingdom. Employers are incumbent to ratify a contract stating rights and obligations as well as provision of suitable housing and working conditions to them. It is noteworthy that the Saudi-Sri Lankan agreement is the third ratification after Philippines and India. The ministrys efforts are made in bid to open new markets for labor-exporting countries, exploring more options for Saudi nationals and regulating foreign recruitment in amidst of enforcing Domestic Labor Regulation and setting up dispute reconciliation committees. X Saudi Arabia & Indonesia Heralds AgreementSaudi Arabia & Indonesia Heralds Agreement Saudi Ministry of Labor and Indonesian Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration have drawn up a preliminary draft Saudi Arabia & Indonesia Making A Historical Domestic CooperationSaudi Arabia & Indonesia Making A Historical Domestic Cooperation As part of the Saudi Ministry of Labor to enhance and regulate the domestic service sector, the Southeastern state, Indonesia As part of the Saudi Ministry of Labor to enhance and regulate the domestic service sector, the Southeastern state, Indonesia, and the Kingdom turned over a leaf to sign a historic labor pact after a two-year and seven-month suspension of hiring so far. The renowned cooperation arrived at a signing ceremony led by the Saudi Minister of Labor H.E. Eng. Adel S. Fakeih and Indonesian Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Muhaimin Iskandar held in Riyadh on the 19th of February, 2014. The bilateral agreement has reached between the two nations after the wide-ranging deliberations were made in amidst of Indonesian delegation visit chaired by Mr. Abdul Wahid Maktub, the advisor to Minister of Manpower and Transmigration earlier this year. The Indonesian counterparts have profusely welcomed the new enforcement of the Domestic Labor Regulation approved by the Saudi Council of Ministers on the 17th of July, 2013, which marks an unprecedented amendment on the labor regulations. This agreement would provide legal guarantees for both employers and workers, creating protection mechanism that shields Indonesian workers at the same time., the Indonesian minister solely uttered with giving a vigilant eye to follow up and monitor the application of what has been agreed on the bilateral agreement. This agreement is one of the fruitful results that the two nations has witnessed while it protects rights and regulate labor relations between employers and workers in compliance with laws and regulations as well as international pacts and agreements., the minister enthusiastically commented in his opening address during the signing ceremony. His Excellency gave a lucid clarification on provisions and conditions that would put forward an agreed draft for a standard contract later on as a primary step towards comprehensive agreement as well as a tight grip on recruitment fees for both nations. Further to more legal entailments, the joint agreement gives emphasis on major conditions in order to monitor recruitment process that licensed domestic labor companies and agencies of both nations must comply with, combating frauds of agents. Moreover, a joint committee of the both high-level officials has been set up to reciprocally hold meetings on a periodic basis and resolve any arising issues in compliance to the Kingdoms laws and regulations. The agreement includes certain provisions to host domestic workers while they must not be convicted for any crime and medically fit proved with medical check-up records from reliable medical centers besides receiving training courses on domestic chores. In addition to precautions, domestic workers must observe laws and regulations and honor cultural sensitivities during their stay in the Kingdom. Meanwhile, employers are incumbent to follow a standard contract that protects all rights and responsibilities as well as giving access to suitable environment, all of which is stated in the agreement with a reference to Shared Services Portal that would have full information on domestic-related matters. The minister commented that the Saudi-Indonesian labor co-operation is intact as the four pacts inked after the Pilipino, Sri Lankan, Indian agreement- a propitious era to open new markets of manpower-supplying counties and stir fair competitiveness regarding salaries based on qualification, experience and other merits. Such agreements would meet the 70 percent of demands on domestic helpers where the Kingdom unswervingly seeks to bridge the gap by signing additional labor cooperation pacts with a plethora of Asian and African countries. In recognition of the de facto approach, is one of the many initiatives that MoL launches to regulate domestic labor recruitment in light of recently applying Domestic Labor Regulation and setting up labor settlement committees. The signing ceremony was attended by dignitaries such as the Deputy Labor Minister for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al Faheed, Saudi Ambassador to Indonesia Mustafa Al Mubarak, and Indonesian Charge dAffaires to Saudi Arabia Eddy Basuki, besides a number of officials and diplomatic missions. X Nepal Lifting Ban on Domestic Labor To The KingdomNepal Lifting Ban on Domestic Labor To The Kingdom The Saudi Ministry of labor has announced to resume domestic labor recruitment from Nepal after joint efforts yielded by the Ministry The Saudi Ministry of labor has announced to resume domestic labor recruitment from Nepal after joint efforts yielded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in reaching the Nepalese agreement to send off their labor to Saudi Arabia. Ahmed Al Faheed, deputy labor minister for foreign affairs, expressed his deep thanks for the joint efforts exerted by the MOFA and Saudi embassy in Nepal to dispatch Nepalese labor once gain to the Kingdom. The labor deputy further explained that a number of wide-ranging meetings held to reach such mutual consent and devise an agreement between the two nations, regulating the domestic labor. With a serious endeavor to activate the new move, he emphasized that departments of foreign labor recruitment at the labor offices across cities and provinces have commenced to issue visas for the Nepalese workers according to the applied regulations. In addition, he continued to say that an assortment of agreements would be announced soon, which comes within the framework of unswerving attempts towards expanding a superfluity of labor-supplying countries. The new enforcement of Domestic Labor Regulations and setting up committees of dispute settlement have contributed to the negotiations that are currently undertaken with a number of labor-exporting countries, he reiterated during . The Nepalese government has lifted the ban on supplying its labor to the Kingdom, said a manager of the Department of Western Asia Affairs at the Nepalese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In respond to tight grip on infiltrators, he stressed that illegal workers are not giving respite to work or reside in an unlawful manner. X MoL Confirms Saudi-Indonesian Senior Officials Towards a Standard ContractMoL Confirms Saudi-Indonesian Senior Officials Towards a Standard Contract With respond to press statements made by the Indonesian Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration on the continuous ban of exporting Indonesian domestic workers With respond to press statements made by the Indonesian Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration on the continuous ban of exporting Indonesian domestic workers to Saudi Arabia this week, Hattab AL-Enezi, official spokesman of the Ministry of Labor, elaborated that the bilateral agreement on labor cooperation signed between the two countries comes within the framework of regulating domestic labor recruitment. He added that the new pact would give venues for a standard contract and streamlined hiring measures in which senior officials of both countries keep pace with. In addition, the employer is adhered to make a legally valid contract stating all rights and responsibilities as well as access to suitable working environment for the domestic worker as per the agreement. He referred to the newly enacted Domestic Labor Regulations as a major step in regulating domestic labor recruitment, which inscribes on protection of both parties rights and regulating the contractual relationships between them. X Indian Ambassador Met Saudi Minister of LaborIndian Ambassador Met Saudi Minister of Labor Eng. Adel Bin Mohammed Fakeih, Minister of Labor, received Mr. Hamid Ali Rao, India Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, right before the end of grace period Indian Ambassador Met Saudi Minister of Labor Eng. Adel Bin Mohammed Fakeih, Minister of Labor, received Mr. Hamid Ali Rao, India Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, right before the end of grace period in his Excellencys office, Riyadh. The Minister gave a hearty welcome to the Ambassador and valued the bilateral relations that link the two nations. The meeting highlighted the ministers keenness to enhance mutual co-operation between the Kingdom and India in all fields that serve the interests of work and workforce. He expressed his deepest gratitude to all the efforts that Mr. Rao has made to strengthen joint collaboration among the two nations and transform it into reality. The meeting aimed at addressing issues of great importance for both nations including Istekdam process to hire the Indian labor as well as discussing the situations of Indian labor and the likely prospects in the Saudi market. Fakeih highly regarded the paradigm benefits that the Kingdom enjoys in which the economic growth is widely witnessed and yielded. He added this boom has reflected in the development of Saudi market in light of plans and programs that the ministry put into force. Rao paid a tribute to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz for granting the historical grace period that allowed a number of foreign residents and workers, at large and the Indians in particular, who violated the residency and labor regulations to rectify their status. In addition to the relieve, he saluted the unswerving efforts made by Saudi Ministry Labor to facilitate and hasten the correction process. Indeed, These meetings are held in the frame of the ministrys efforts to engage in serious talks with diplomatic missions whose labor are being shipped into the Kingdom and explore obstacles that hinder them. Such rendezvous contribute to reach a wide range of solutions to their peoples and spread awareness on Saudi regulations and laws. X Domestic Workers Regulations Legally BindingDomestic Workers Regulations Legally Binding Domestic Workers Regulation has come into effect, which Saudi Arabias Council of Ministers has recently approved on the 30th of November, 2013 Domestic Workers Regulations Legally Binding Domestic Workers Regulation has come into effect, which Saudi Arabias Council of Ministers has recently approved on the 30th of November, 2013. The new enforcement aims at regulating the contractual relationships between employers and domestic workers in which a set of obligations and responsibilities are incumbent upon the two parties. Ziad AlSayegh, the Undersecretary for Customer Service and Worker Relations at Ministry of Labor, urged both parties to comply with articles and clauses that are duly stated in the regulation. The 23d-artcile regulation takes into account the delicate nature of tasks exposed to a domestic worker while dealing with the employer and his family in a private setting without infringing on he commented. He added that the mandatory standard contract provides penal actions if terms and conditions are breached by any of both parties or together, protecting their rights at all levels. AlSayegh reiterated that the regulation allows employers to put domestic workers on a three-month probationary period so that their qualifications and personality are double-checked and tested. Moreover, domestic workers must abide by the Islamic rules and respect the cultural subtleties in light of observing the Saudi laws and executing agreed chores as per the de facto contract without omission. The regulation declares articles that a domestic worker should follow without a failure to act, to mention but a few: s/he is entitled to obey the orders of the employer and his family members to carry out duties as agreed upon. Also, he must maintain properties owned by the employer and that of his family. Furthermore, he should not cause any harm to the employer including children and elders. In addition to behavior and work ethics, he must guard the secrets of the employer, those of family members and other dwellers due to the fact that domestic workers can come into contact with personal matters at work besides not disclosing them. Moreover, he must honor the dignity of the employer and his family. The regulation highly emphasizes that domestic workers or laborers are not legally authorized to refuse or abandon work without legitimate reasons. It provides in text and spirit a complete prohibition on domestic workers to work on their own capacity without their official sponsor or practice any activity that puts his family in grave danger. The Undersecretary ensures that the regulation does not provide a right for employers to delegate any task that is not solely stated in the mandatory contract; nor a right to endanger laborers safety or disgraces them. Employers are required by law to not let their domestic laborers work for other sponsors. He emphasized these provisions guarantee the due wage paid to laborers in terms of fixed time and amount as well as documenting payments in writing. Employers should provide a proper housing for laborers with a daily recess period of not less than nine hours and a weekly one day off that allows them to rest as per agreement. Pertaining to the contract, domestic workers are given a paid medical leave according to authentic medical reports with X MOL Refutes Agreement with TurkeyMOL Refutes Agreement with Turkey Ahmed bin Fahad Al Faheed, the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs at Ministry of Labor, refuted any agreement of hiring Turkish laborers MOL Refutes Agreement with Turkey Ahmed bin Fahad Al Faheed, the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs at Ministry of Labor, refuted any agreement of hiring Turkish laborers being made with the Turkish government, which alleged news has been virally circulated in media and social websites. The ministry has not made negotiations or held meetings with the Turkish officials in this respect Al Faheed commented. He pointed out that the ministry is forging an agreement with Indian officials to commence Istekdam process to hire Indian domestic workers while both nations agree on all terms. The new move will translate into a signed agreement when Saudi Minister of Labor gives a cordial visit to India in the upcoming days.
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