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nomad soul
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 Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2016 4:05 am Post subject: King issues directive: Protect workers’ rights |
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Protect workers’ rights, King orders
Saudi Gazette | August 9, 2016
Source: http://saudigazette.com.sa/saudi-arabia/protect-workers-rights-king-orders/
JEDDAH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman issued a series of directives with the intention of resolving all cases of unpaid salaries and avoid repetition of such incidents in the Kingdom’s labor market in future, Minister of Labor and Social Development Mofrej Al-Haqbani announced on Monday. Accordingly, special teams have been constituted to closely monitor the firms to check whether they are fulfilling their contractual obligations and to intervene in case of violations, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The King’s directive obliges companies to pay salaries to their workers through the Wage Protection Program. Under the system, companies will not be paid for their work by the government until the Ministry of Labor and Social Development confirms that workers’ salaries have been paid on time.
The minister emphasized that the Saudi Labor Law and its executive bylaw protects the rights of all workers in the private sector and the Labor Law is keen on having balanced relations between employers and employees with strict adherence to contractual obligations by both the parties in addition to protecting their wages through legislations. “Under the program, all companies have to transfer salaries to bank accounts of their workers and the ministry will strictly follow these transfers every month and take penal action against firms violating the law. The ministry allows workers, who did not receive salary for more than three months, to transfer their sponsorship to another employer without the permission of the current employer and can sue the employer at labor courts for their dues.”
Al-Haqbani also said that the ministry launched electronic service called “Mustasharik Al-Omali” to offer free consultancy service to both employers and employees on labor related problems. The ministry, in cooperation with the Saudi Telecom, introduced the scheme to distribute free SIM cards to new workers upon their arrival at airports to contact the ministry if required.
The ministry also started a contact center with services in eight languages so as to enable workers to lodge grievances.
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veiledsentiments
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| Under the system, companies will not be paid for their work by the government until the Ministry of Labor and Social Development confirms that workers’ salaries have been paid on time. |
If enforced, this would be a boon for the poor workers who so often don't get paid regularly or even per their contracts.
But... enforcement has never been their strong suit in the Gulf. Too often they think making a law fixes things... enforcement? not so much.
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sheikh radlinrol
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| Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2016 8:06 pm Post subject: Re: King issues directive: Protect workers’ rights |
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| nomad soul wrote: |
Protect workers’ rights, King orders
Saudi Gazette | August 9, 2016
Source: http://saudigazette.com.sa/saudi-arabia/protect-workers-rights-king-orders/
JEDDAH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman issued a series of directives with the intention of resolving all cases of unpaid salaries and avoid repetition of such incidents in the Kingdom’s labor market in future, Minister of Labor and Social Development Mofrej Al-Haqbani announced on Monday. Accordingly, special teams have been constituted to closely monitor the firms to check whether they are fulfilling their contractual obligations and to intervene in case of violations, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The King’s directive obliges companies to pay salaries to their workers through the Wage Protection Program. Under the system, companies will not be paid for their work by the government until the Ministry of Labor and Social Development confirms that workers’ salaries have been paid on time.
The minister emphasized that the Saudi Labor Law and its executive bylaw protects the rights of all workers in the private sector and the Labor Law is keen on having balanced relations between employers and employees with strict adherence to contractual obligations by both the parties in addition to protecting their wages through legislations. “Under the program, all companies have to transfer salaries to bank accounts of their workers and the ministry will strictly follow these transfers every month and take penal action against firms violating the law. The ministry allows workers, who did not receive salary for more than three months, to transfer their sponsorship to another employer without the permission of the current employer and can sue the employer at labor courts for their dues.”
Al-Haqbani also said that the ministry launched electronic service called “Mustasharik Al-Omali” to offer free consultancy service to both employers and employees on labor related problems. The ministry, in cooperation with the Saudi Telecom, introduced the scheme to distribute free SIM cards to new workers upon their arrival at airports to contact the ministry if required.
The ministry also started a contact center with services in eight languages so as to enable workers to lodge grievances.
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Why on earth do you waste your time copying and pasting these articles from the Saudi press? |
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veiledsentiments
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| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 12:37 am Post subject: |
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I didn't realize that anyone was forcing you to read them...
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babur
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| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 11:55 am Post subject: Irrelavant to us |
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| NS. I've been in and out of Saudi for decades. None of this news applies to EL teachers. It's for TCNs. Idly cutting and pasting articles from state-owned newspapers amounts to scaremongering, i.e. spreading worrying rumours or needlessly alarming people (wiki) teachers who are new to the forums. You can't shove news articles under your HOD's nose and tell them to abide by the law (which will be amended next month anyway). |
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sheikh radlinrol
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| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 12:30 pm Post subject: |
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| veiledsentiments wrote: |
I didn't realize that anyone was forcing you to read them...
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Nor did I!  Please indicate where I have claimed I was forced to read any posts on this board.  |
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sheikh radlinrol
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| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 12:33 pm Post subject: Re: Irrelavant to us |
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| babur wrote: |
| You can't shove news articles under your HOD's nose and tell them to abide by the law (which will be amended next month anyway). |
Well said, sir! Couldn´t have put it better myself!  |
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veiledsentiments
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| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 1:55 pm Post subject: |
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| sheikh radlinrol wrote: |
| veiledsentiments wrote: |
I didn't realize that anyone was forcing you to read them...
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Nor did I! Please indicate where I have claimed I was forced to read any posts on this board. |
If not, why are you complaining? Just move to the next thread.
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sheikh radlinrol
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| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 2:18 pm Post subject: |
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| veiledsentiments wrote: |
| sheikh radlinrol wrote: |
| veiledsentiments wrote: |
I didn't realize that anyone was forcing you to read them...
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Nor did I! Please indicate where I have claimed I was forced to read any posts on this board. |
If not, why are you complaining? Just move to the next thread.
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Where am I complaining? You suggested I felt forced to read certain comments. I asked for evidence and you failed to answer. Please, ladies!
MOD edit - the evidence is obvious to everyone but you. |
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