Saudi Labor Law Outline (with full text of new Saudi Labor Law)

expat workers who wish to know their rights during their work in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The new Saudi Labor Law helps the expat understand more about their rights.


LABOUR OFFICE PHONE No.

LABOUR OFFICE IN RIYADH REGION (RIYADH) 01 4024444
LABOUR OFFICE IN ALKHARJ DISTRICT 01 5448231
LABOUR OFFICE IN ADDUWADIMI DISTRICT 01 6431803
LABOUR OFFICE IN ALMAJMA'AH DISTRICT 06 4321724
LABOUR OFFICE IN WADI ADDAWASIR DISTRICT 01 7840264
LABOUR OFFICE IN AZZULFI DISTRICT 06 4220235
LABOUR OFFICE IN SHAQRA DISTRICT 01 6221342
LABOUR OFFICE IN MAKKAH REGION (MAKKAH) 02 5420745
LABOUR OFFICE IN JIDDAH DISTRICT 02 6311687
LABOUR OFFICE IN ATTAIF DISTRICT 02 7461616
LABOUR OFFICE IN ALQUNFUDHAH DISTRICT 07 7321250
LABOUR OFFICE IN ALMADINAH REGION (ALMADINAH) 04 8272747
LABOUR OFFICE IN YANBU DISTRICT 04 3222688
LABOUR OFFICE IN ALULA DISTRICT 04 8840830
LABOUR OFFICE IN QASSIM REGIONIBURAYDAH) 06 3250387
LABOUR OFFICE IN UNAYZAH DISTRICT 06 3640285
LABOUR OFFICE IN ARRASS DISTRICT 06 3333502
LABOUR OFFICE IN HAIL DISTRICT (HAIL) 06 5321139
LABOUR OFFICE IN EASTERN REGION (DAMMAM) 03 8261419
LABOUR OFFICE IN ALAHSA DISTRICT 03 5820835
LABOUR OFFICE IN HAFAR ALBATEN DISTRICT 03 7220220
LABOUR OFFICE IN ALKHUBAR DISTRICT 03 8641541
LABOUR OFFICE IN BUQAYQ DISTRICT 03 5661324
LABOUR OFFICE IN AWUBA YL DISTRICT 03 3620150
LABOUR OFFICE IN ALKHAFJI DISTRICT 03 7660380
LABOUR OFFICE IN RAS TANNURAH DISTRICT 03 6670424
LABOUR OFFICE IN ASEER REGION IABHA) 07 2242128
LABOUR OFFICE IN BISHAH DISTRICT 07 6226718
LABOUR OFFICE IN ALBAHAH REGION (ALBAHAH) 07 7253240
LABOUR OFFICE IN NAJRAN REGION (NAJRAN ) 07 5221431
LABOUR OFFICE IN JAZAN REGION (JAZAN) 07 3226446
LABOUR OFFICE IN AWAWF REGION (SKAKA ) 04 6241766
LABOUR OFFICE IN ALQURAYYAT DISTRICT 04 6421108
LABOUR OFFICE IN TABUK REGION ( TABUK) 04 4221181
LABOUR OFFICE IN ALWAJH DISTRICT 04 4421970
LABOUR OFFICE IN NORTHERN BORDER REGION (ARAR\ 04 6627128
LABOUR OFFICE IN TURAYF DISTRICT (AT THE MINISTRY) 04 6521029

97 caught smuggling pilgrims to Makkah

MAKKAH: Authorities announced yesterday that 97 Saudis had been caught attempting to smuggle pilgrims who were not authorized to be in the Kingdom or did not carry Haj permits.
Passport Department spokesman Col. Abdullah Al-Orabi said these traffickers were caught at checkpoints leading into the holy cities. “The smugglers were trying to deliver overstayers with no legal status and Saudi citizens with no Haj permits to Makkah,” he said. The vehicles used to transport the pilgrims were confiscated and would be released only after the violators have paid the fine of SR10,000 apiece. The pilgrims who were in the Kingdom illegally face a possible SR10,000 fine, doing time in prison and deportation. read more........................

RP, Canada to finalize OFW deployment guidelines

MANILA, Philippines - Canadian officials are set to arrive in Manila on Sunday to finalize the proposed guidelines on the employment and deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) in the province of British Columbia, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Friday.Labor Secretary Marianito Roque will meet with the officials led by Mike Carter, assistant deputy minister of the Ministry of Technology, Trade, and Economic Development; and Mark Gillis, executive director of Canada’s Labor Market Development.Roque said the officials will collaborate with the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) in a pilot recruitment project wherein three Canadian companies would interview applicants already pre-screened by Philippine-licensed agencies based on the qualifications set by the employers. read more.....................

DOLE ready to sign deal with Australia for OFWs

MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said it would ink a deal with the government of South Australia to make jobs available to Filipinos.In a statement, Labor Secretary Marianito D. Roque said that preparations are under way for the deployment of workers to South Australia.The program would be similar to previous agreements with various provinces of Canada. The South Australia deal would also "facilitate the flow of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families." read more.........................

Leaving OFW children behind: Economic benefits vs social costs

MANILA, Philippines - While remittances from Filipinos living and working abroad remain robust, the ties that overseas Filipino workers (OFW) and their children have are slightly hanging by a thread.According to “Migration and Filipino Children Left Behind: A Literature Review," a working paper sponsored by United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef), the Philippines is the major supplier of labor migrants in Asia to over 100 countries.“With this huge number of Filipino migrants (and still more) living the country temporarily (or permanently), a more pressing concern is with regard to children left behind," said Melanie Reyes, author of the paper and professor at the Miriam College Women and Gender Institute.Based on several studies done by non-governmental and government organizations, about nine million Filipino children under the age of 18 are left behind by one or both parents to work tentatively or live permanently abroad.Economic benefitsThe economic benefits of migration to families, communities, and the state are undeniably true. OFWs sent home $12.3 billion or about P615 billion in the first nine months of 2008, a 17.1 percent increase despite the global slowdown that economists warned may bite the local economy in 2009. continue.........................

King Fahd Medical City: A Saudi Success Story

RIYADH, 20 February 2004 — King Fahd Medical City (KFMC), the largest medical complex in the Middle East, is in Riyadh and consists of a main hospital, maternity hospital, pediatric hospital, rehabilitation center and primary care clinics. In addition to the hospitals there are a burns treatment unit, kidney center, intensive care facilities and spinal cord treatment unit.
Arab News met Dr. Mansour Al-Howasi, deputy minister for executive affairs in the Ministry of Health and the head of the administrative council of KFMC.
Question: As we know, government plans aim at Saudization. How do you plan to Saudize posts in hospitals? What about nursing? Will we see qualified Saudi nurses?
Answer: If we recruit a non-Saudi, that is a temporary solution until he or she can be replaced by a Saudi. It’s too early read more...................

Girl shoots herself in Jizan

JIZAN: A Saudi girl in Jizan put an end to her life yesterday by shooting herself inside her father’s house. Family members rushed the girl to Al-Tuwal General Hospital. She was pronounced dead upon arrival. The hospital alerted the authorities about the case and immediately police opened an investigation. Police said they do not suspect any foul play but that an autopsy will be conducted. read more......................