Saudi Gazette | 15 February 2019 JEDDAH — More than 2,500 work visas issued to Saudi families to recruit housemaids from Uganda are on hold after the country’s government stopped sending domestic workers to the Kingdom about 45 days ago citing a number of reasons, according to sources in local manpower recruitment agencies. The sources, […]
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The Jakarta Post | 1 November 2018 Manpower Minister Hanif Dhakiri has said he will review a scheme to send migrant workers to Saudi Arabia after the kingdom executed an Indonesian domestic worker without notifying her family or consular staff. Tuti Tursilawati was executed Monday seven years after she was sentenced to death for killing
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Gulf Business | 22 October 2018 Saudi unemployment remained steady in the second quarter after increasing in the first three months of the year as foreign workers continued to leave the country. General Authority for Statistics figures showed the unemployment rate among citizens at 12.9 cent as unemployment among women rose from 30.9 per cent
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Dhaka Tribune | 18 October 2018 With the implementation of new policy of Saudization in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, many Bangladeshi expat workers along with other foreign workers have become victims, losing their jobs. In January, the Ministry for Labor and Social Development in Saudi Arabia issued a decree to limit work in 12
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The Daily Star | 17 October 2018 Labour migration analysts and businesses have expressed optimism that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will highlight Bangladeshi migrant workers’ rights during her meeting with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud today. According to Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET), Saudi Arabia has recruited nearly 36 lakh Bangladeshis
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Saudi Gazette | 10 October 2018 RIYADH — Minister of Labor and Social Development Ahmed Bin Suleiman Al-Rajhi has emphasized the importance of true and effective partnership with the foreign recruitment sector to overcome challenges, reach a clear vision that serves stakeholders and to facilitate Saudi recruitment procedures. At the workshop on “Challenges and Issues
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New Age Bangladesh 7 October 2018 The situation of Bangladeshi migrant workers in Saudi Arabia has remained troublesome for quite some years, because of issues in Saudi Arabia and irregularities in Bangladesh. It is high time that Bangladesh stepped up its diplomatic efforts to resolve the prickly migration issues with Saudi Arabia to ensure full
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Kathmandu Post | 17 September 2018 The government has set a new minimum monthly salary of 1,300 Saudi riyals (approximately Rs39,814) for the Saudi Arabia-bound Nepali migrant workers. A Cabinet meeting on Friday passed the proposal to hike the minimum salary for Nepali workers based on the recommendation of the Ministry of Labour, Employment and
Gulf Business | 11 September 2018 Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Labour and Social Development will from Tuesday begin enforcing restrictions on foreign workers working in four retail roles. Inspectors will monitor automobile and motorbike showrooms and shops selling items including clothing for men and children, home and office furniture, household goods and utensils. These outlets
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By: John Agaba New Vision Uganda | 13 October 2017 Janat Mukwaya and Ambassador Abdullah Fahad Al Qahtani shake hands after launching an online system that will be used in monitoring Ugandan workers in Saudi Arabia. Photo by Ramadhan Abbey Saudi Arabia has eased process for exportation of Ugandan workers after Ambassador Abdullah Fahd Al
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