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| Fresh government push to kick out illegals |
| 2014-08-07 |
| [ARABNEWS] Senior officials from the Labor and Interior ministries held a meeting in Riyadh on Tuesday to intensify the campaign against labor and residency law violators across the Kingdom. An official statement issued after the meeting warned Saudi sponsors and employers against allowing their employees to work for other firms, saying they would face stiff punishment for labor-related offenses. During the meeting, officials also pledged to inspect documents of foreign workers, not only at their work places, but also in streets and thoroughfares. Saudis have welcomed the campaign against illegal expats and expressed hope that the move would create more jobs and business opportunities for citizens. "Employers should inform authorities about absconding workers, as well as expats doing illegal jobs in order to avoid punishment," it said, adding that employers of illegals would also face punitive action. Employers should also inform police about absconding workers, especially when the latter have outstanding dues, the statement said, adding that foreign employees have to pay such dues before being deported from the Kingdom. The meeting reviewed the joint operation of the two ministries to flush out illegal workers from the country and approved new techniques and mechanisms to make the campaign more effective and successful. Individual employers who allow their workers to work for others or for their personal accounts will be fined SR15,000 and deported (if expat), and banned from recruiting new labor for one year. |
| Posted by:Fred |