By ARAB NEWS

No ban on Bangladeshi workers, says minister



In this photo taken on June 27, 2015, worshippers wait as Bangladeshi workers tidy up the Kaaba in Makkah. Bangladeshi workers play a very important role in the kingdom and the Saudi Ministry of Labor on Sunday assured that recruitment of more workers from Bangladesh is going on. (SPA)

ARAB NEWS

Published — Monday 20 July 2015

Last update 20 July 2015 7:44 am

JEDDAH: The Ministry of Labor has not imposed any ban on recruitment of Bangladeshi workers, according to Taiseer Al-Mufarraj, spokesman of the ministry.

He told an online newspaper that Bangladesh has expressed its readiness to send housemaids to the Kingdom. “The work to bring workers is continuing and many Bangladeshi women workers reached the Kingdom during Ramadan through various manpower agencies.”

It is expected that the number of Bangladeshi laborers coming to the Kingdom will increase as many manpower agencies based in Dhaka are working with their contacts in the Kingdom on the modalities of recruitment after recent decisions of the ministry, he said.

Al-Mufarraj also said that the agreement between the Kingdom and Bangladesh covers many areas, including the cost of recruitment. Both sides have agreed on a monthly salary of SR800 for housemaids.

He said that in view of local demands for more housemaids, the ministry was making efforts to open new markets to bring manpower from the countries willing to supply labor.

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