The Labor Ministry has reiterated that it is the right of foreign workers to keep their passports and official documents.
“Anybody violating this rule will face serious penalties,” said Taysir Al-Mofraj, the ministry’s spokesman.
According to him, holding on to employees’ passports does not guarantee that the worker will not escape, as there are many cases in which runaway workers can register again with embassies without official documents.
In case an employee is absent during the first three months, the employer can replace that worker with another one via the recruitment office, he explained.
Sultan Al-Harbi, director of Labor Office in Jeddah, confirmed that any employer that takes passports away from hisexpat staff is in clear violation of the labor laws.
Speaking to Arab News, Al-Harbi stated that any expatriate worker can lodge a complaint with the labor office against his employer, “because labor laws protect the rights of expat workers.”
“Anybody violating this rule will face serious penalties,” said Taysir Al-Mofraj, the ministry’s spokesman.
According to him, holding on to employees’ passports does not guarantee that the worker will not escape, as there are many cases in which runaway workers can register again with embassies without official documents.
In case an employee is absent during the first three months, the employer can replace that worker with another one via the recruitment office, he explained.
Sultan Al-Harbi, director of Labor Office in Jeddah, confirmed that any employer that takes passports away from his
Speaking to Arab News, Al-Harbi stated that any expatriate worker can lodge a complaint with the labor office against his employer, “because labor laws protect the rights of expat workers.”
Articles 6 and 7 of the Domestic Workers Act stipulate that both parties are protected and neither is subject to sanctions by the Labor Office, Al-Mofraj said.
As per Article 13 of the act, employers must notify the nearest police department as well as the Labor Office when a worker absconds so as to ensure there are no lawsuits or complaints against the employer.
Source : Arab News..
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சவுதி நட்புகளும் மகிழ்ச்சி செய்தி:
சவுதியில் உள்ள தமிழ் நட்புகளுக்கு மகிழ்ச்சி செய்தி. நாட்டில் இருந்து வேலைக்கு வரும் வெளிநாட்டினரின் கடவுச்சீட்டு( passport)யினை வேலைக்கு வரும் தொழிலாளிகளே கடவுச்சீட்டு( passport) கைவசம் வைத்திருக்க உரிமை உள்ளது என்று அந்நாட்டு அரசு அறிவித்துள்ளது. இதனை கம்பெனி உரிமையாளர்கள் வைத்திருப்பது சட்டப்படி குற்றமாகும் என்று சவுதி அரசு அறிவித்துள்ளது. இதனால் லட்சக்கணக்கான இந்தியர்களுக்கு வரும் வேலை பிரச்சினைகளுக்கு தீர்வு வரும் என்று நம்பலாம்.
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