Saudi Arabia has banned domestic workers under the age of 21

  Saudi Arabia has banned domestic workers under the age of 21. According to Arab media, the official gazette of Saudi Arabia has issued a new action plan containing 33 provisions regarding domestic workers and other workers related to them, in which people under the age of 21 are prohibited from having domestic workers. , the domestic employer will be fined 20 thousand Riyals for its violation.

It is known from the action plan that the violations committed by the domestic employer or the domestic worker will be processed by the Ministry of Manpower and Social Welfare, the Ministry of Manpower will receive the complaints of the parties and the employer and the domestic worker. shall reconcile, the dates relating to matters between the parties shall be reckoned from the AD calendar unless otherwise agreed in the contract of employment.

The published procedure also states that any right added or added to the contract cannot be claimed before the court after 12 months after the termination of the employment contract, unless an acceptable excuse for the delay is presented or the claimant. If the right is recognized, then the case will be processed. Regarding the policy, it is also being told that if any condition, reconciliation or waiver of any right contrary to the policy has been given during the contract of domestic employment, it will not have any legal status and if this change is not valid for the domestic worker. An exception will be made if it is better than the benefits mentioned in the contract of employment.

The scheme further provides that the arrears of the domestic worker or his heirs will be a priority debt to the domestic employer, the domestic worker and his heirs will be entitled to recover the arrears on a priority basis from the assets of the domestic employer.