INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Saudi Arabia has announced a reduction in the fees for recruiting domestic workers from several countries, including the Philippines, Sri
Lanka, Bangladesh, Uganda, Kenya, and Ethiopia.The revised fees unveiled by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development are: From
SR15,900 to SR14,700 for the Philippines; from SR15,000 to SR13,800 for Sri Lanka; from SR13,000 to SR11,750 for Bangladesh; from SR10,870
efforts to review and regulate recruitment costs, ensuring fair pricing in line with the changing costs in the recruitment
industry.Furthermore, the ministry has previously instructed licensed recruitment companies and offices to establish upper limits for the
costs of recruiting domestic workers from specific nationalities.The set upper limit for recruiting domestic workers from Sierra Leone and
appropriately aligned.The ministry also emphasized the importance of adherence to these new price ceilings and stated that compliance would
environment in the kingdom.Source: Gulf News
-Agencies
