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The new law is expected to be issued ‘very soon’, the Al-Madinah daily reported, quoting a member of the Shoura Council or the national consultative committee.
The Shoura member, who requested anonymity, however, pointed out that the new law to be passed by higher authorities would be based on proposals of the Ministry of Labour and not of the National Society of Human Rights (NSHR).
"Labour Minister Dr Ghazi Al-Gosaibi told a Shoura session that his ministry had presented its viewpoints regarding cancelation of sponsorship rules and that the law would be issued very soon," the Shoura member said.
In a close-door session of the 150-member Shoura, Al-Gosaibi disclosed his ministry's plan to establish specialised companies to organise foreign work force and supervise signing of contracts between employers and workers.
NSHR President Bandar Al-Hajjar said last week that the rights watchdog had presented to authorities a proposal to establish a government commission to look after guest workers.
He also called for the abolition of the sponsorship system.
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here in saudi no news about that at all but the system became more and more stupid to treat us forigners as slaves by this sponsorship system-u dnt have the right to have ur passport or travel anywhere till ur sponsor approves it kind of a slave system and they still work with this system even in gov. or military org,its very bad system and till this moment they dont plan to change it
Assalamualaykum, Myself is Syed Mukarram Ali working in Hail as a Service Engineer in Bio-Medical Department, already i have completed two years in the month of march,2008 but my establishment not given me vacation, when i came here i thought that after two years i am able to go my home country but still i am here, and other most important thing i want to discuss that, about my room mate, his father is expired and he want to go 15 days emergency vacation but my establishment refused. we like Saudi Arabia very much, bcoz here HOLY PLACE MAKKAH AND MADINA, we respect the humanity, but our sponsors, i am sorry to say that, they think about their PROFIT, they are not caring about the employees problem. We are welcoming the new rules, and inshallah every foreigner will pray these rules will come as soon as possible.
Assalamualaykum, Myself is Syed Mukarram Ali working in Hail as a Service Engineer in Bio-Medical Department, already i have completed two years in the month of march,2008 but my establishment not given me vacation, when i came here i thought that after two years i am able to go my home country but still i am here, and other most important thing i want to discuss that, about my room mate, his father is expired and he want to go 15 days emergency vacation but my establishment refused. we like Saudi Arabia very much, bcoz here HOLY PLACE MAKKAH AND MADINA, we respect the humanity, but our sponsors, i am sorry to say that, they think about their PROFIT, they are not caring about the employees problem. We are welcoming the new rules, and inshallah every foreigner will pray these rules will come as soon as possible.
Salaam, I am Bio-Medical engineer i am working in ABHA ,my employer not giving me vacation as i completed my two years of my contract ,i willing to go exit if no vacation,forsely they taken my signiture ,that i will not ask any more vacation ,now i want to go exit,Please help me.I am helpless here as a professional Background i am feeling here very worst,i am just losing my all things ,May i become mentally patient if i was stay more.If this rule comes as there is a Govt.Commission to take all the powers of sponsorship ,i really welcome ...but any how living in kingdom is highly lossing future.In my est, all employees facing the same problem like me,I highly welcome this .But more the powers to Commission more the advantage to the workers.