Riyadh, July 10 (IANS) Saudi Arabia has started issuing recruitment visas for domestic maids from India under a new employment contract finalised by the two nations, media reported Thursday. Saudi Deputy labour Minister Mufarrij Al-Huqbani said in a statement that the joint Saudi-Indian joint committee on labour issues finalised the recruitment contract that consist of several provisions to ensure the authenticity and implementation of the standard employment contract, the recruitment cost, action against recruitment agencies violating laws and a mechanism to prevent cheating by middlemen, the Saudi Gazette reported. This is the first time that the Indian government has entered into a labour cooperation pact with the Saudi Arabia. The new recruitment will ease the shortage of domestic workers in the country.
07-11-2014, 03:42 AM
Saudi Arabia recruits Indian maids to ease labour shortage
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