SAUDI EXPATRIATES

The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development of Saudi Arabia said that 21 domestic labor recruitment agencies have had their licenses cancelled due to a lack of compliance with relevant regulations.

- The ministry provided an explanation for the license removal, stating that the offices in question had been found to have engaged in illegal labor recruiting, failed to pay clients proper compensation and paid recruitment charges outside of an approved platform.

- The ministry has suspended four other recruitment agencies due to non-compliance with regulations regarding recruitment and service provision and the delay in the arrival of contractual labor. Recommend : Insurance service for new Domestic Workers of Saudi Arabia

- The Saudi labor ministry has recently attempted to control the Saudi domestic labor market.

- The domestic worker's rights and responsibilities, as well as related services like as visa issuance, recruitment requests, and the employer-worker contract, can be better understood through Musaned, a platform overseen by the Ministry of Human Resources.

- The Musaned must be used for contracts, according to the government, since it is the official recruitment platform.

- In an effort to maintain contractual rights, Saudi Arabia introduced new regulations for hiring domestic workers in October, including a minimum age of 21 years. Read : Cybersecurity specialists demand in Saudi Arabia

- The rules make it clear that every debt owed to the employee or the family members of the employee are first-degree debts.

- In the absence of a specified length or fixed duration in the contract, the contract will be automatically renewing for a period of one year beginning from the date the worker performing his job.

- Housekeepers, drivers, cleaners, housemaids, chefs, security guards, farmers, live-in nurses, tutors, and nannies are all examples of domestic workers in Saudi Arabia. YouTube Video : Conditions for Job Transfer of Domestic helpers in Saudi Arabia