Arab News, Wednesday, Oct 28, 2020 | Rabi Al Awwal 11, 1442
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Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia will announce a new set of
initiatives to organize and improve the labour market, a spokesperson for the
Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development said on Tuesday.
Nasser bin Abdulrahman Al-Hazani tweeted that
all initiatives will be announced as soon as they are ready and urged everyone
to only rely on official channels for accurate information about the upcoming
changes.
Al-Hazani’s comments follow a report
on Monday by Maaal which said the new initiative would mean an end to the
decades-old Kafala system, which ties employees to their work company, and be
replaced by a new contractual relationship between workers and their employers.
The report, citing an unnamed ministry source, said an announcement was due to
be made about the new rule on Wednesday but has now been pushed back to next
week.