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 numbe... read more
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 Tursi... read more
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 unemploy... read more
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... read more
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 to... read more
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 visio... read more
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 it... read more
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 sa... read more
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 sho... read more
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 ha... read more