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Prepaid Payroll For Domestic Workers in Saudi Arabia
Domestic workers in Saudi Arabia, composed of housemaids, gardeners, drivers and the like, will not get prepaid payroll or salary cards to ensure their wages are paid and on time.
The move was initiated by the Ministry of Labor and Social…
Indian, Filipino Nurses in Jail After Presenting Fake Work Certificates
A number of Asian nurses who allegedly presented counterfeit certificates to pad their work experience were detained or were barred from leaving pending investigation in Saudi Arabia.
According to Saudi Gazette, the forgery was uncoveredby…
Saudi Employment Visa Validity Reduced From Two Years to One Year
The validity of employment visas issued by the Ministry of Labor and Social Development for private sector companies has been reduced from two years to one year.
The decision was in line with Article 11 of the Labor Law, which empowers the…
Saudi Bans Hiring Engineers With Less Experience
Foreign engineers with less than five years of work experience will no longer be recruited for employment in Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Council of Engineers said.
In a report by Saudi Gazette, engineering companies involved in urgent…
30 OFWs Stranded in Al-Khobar As Employer Shuts Down Operation
Almost 30 Filipino workers have been stranded in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia after their employer went bankrupt and was shut down.
One of the workers, Albert Catalino, whose iqama or residence permit has expired, has now been unable to leave…
As Amnesty Ends, Illegal Workers Brace For Saudi Crackdown
For the past four months, SMS messages from the government was sent out to every mobile phone in Saudi Arabia, urging undocumented foreigners to leave the Kingdom before the end of an amnesty that expired in late July.
Under the campaign…
When ‘Useless’ Returning OFWs Are Turned Away By Families
Overseas Filipino workers who toiled hard for years often encounter challenges in their daily lives. Sorely missing their families, suffering various illnesses, facing abuse from employers and losing their jobs. To many Filipinos based in…
DOLE To Assist OFWs Claim Unpaid Wages, Benefits
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) assured yesterday a group of overseas Filipino workers who were repatriated from Saudi Arabia of help in claiming their unpaid wages and…
One Month Deadline For Saudi Arabia Employers to Return Passports to Workers
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Labor and Social Development has given one month deadline for employers to return passports to their employers.
According to Saudi Gazette, the Council of Ministers issued the order seven years ago abolishing…
13 Ways a Domestic Helper Can Transfer Service From One Employer to Another in Saudi Arabia
There are circumstances, 13 to be exact, when a domestic helper's service can be transferred from one employer to another. This has been approved by Minister of Labor and Social Development Ali Al-Ghafis.
The new measure is intended to…