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The 2005 Labour Law was amended in 2013, which provided Saudi police and labor authorities with the power to enforce the provisions of the Labor Law against undocumented laborers. [109] Punishments included both detention and deportation. [109] The 2005 Labour Law was again amended in 2015, introducing more extensive labor protections.
However, the new laws did not set a minimum wage requirements, did not allow for the creation of labor unions and did not cover domestic workers. [ 35 ] In 2015, the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of Kuwait approved a standardized labor contract for foreign workers in the private sector, issued by the PAM, which specifies end-of-contract ...
The Kuwait–Philippine diplomatic crisis has caused further problems of mistreatment of Filipino migrants as some of them tried to enter Kuwait through illegal routes. [28] Home to more than 250,000 migrant workers from the Philippines, approximately 60% of whom work in domestic labor, and Kuwait is a top source of remittance for the ...
The International Labour Organization said "Qatar is the first country in the region to introduce a non-discriminatory minimum wage, which is a part of a series of historical reforms of the country's labour laws", [56] while the campaign group Migrant Rights said the new minimum wage was too low to meet migrant workers' need with Qatar's high ...
Labor Law mandates at least 20 days of paid annual leave during a calendar year. [117] In addition, employees get one additional day of paid annual leave for every 5 years of service, [117] whereas civil servants get one day of annual leave for every 2 years of service. [118] Employees are entitled to 12 paid days of public holidays.
(Reuters) -Kuwait formed a new cabinet headed by Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Sabah, according to a royal decree issued Sunday. Emad al al-Atiqi, Anwar Ali al-Mudhaf and Abdullah Ali al-Yahya retained ...
In 2020, Qatar became the second country in the Gulf region to set a minimum wage for migrant workers, after Kuwait. [21] In 2021, Qatar introduced a new non-discriminatory minimum wage to further strengthen its labour market.
Non-Nationals are subject to residence and labor laws, which prevent them from permanently settling in Kuwait. [73] Under the kafala system , whereby all migrants must have a citizen who sponsors their residence in Kuwait, many migrant workers cannot leave or enter the country without their employer's permission and are often exploited. [ 74 ]