1,392 female domestic workers leave guest houses and return home during Shawwal month

Spokesman of the Ministry of Labor and Social Development Khaled Abalkhail said 1,392 female domestic workers of various nationalities have left the guest houses in Saudi Arabia and returned to their countries during the month of Shawwal (June).

Abalkhail said the domestic labor regulations govern the relation between an employer and a worker, as well as define rights and responsibilities for each labor party.

If any dispute appears, the labor party can lodge a lawsuit against the other party through dispute settlement commissions located across various regions of the Kingdom, Abalkhail added.

The spokesman clarified the ministry facilitates repatriation for all female domestic workers after their legal procedures are finalized according to the decisions made by the commissions.

He added the guest houses are well-equipped and offer care services which achieve decent home for the residents.

The shelter houses receive those who run away from employers or are being forwarded by their embassies and police stations as they are offered complete care until their cases are settled with their employers and their repatriation procedures are done, Abalkhail said.

He emphasized the ministry spears no effort to protect these runaway workers and obtain them full rights, then hastily deport them back to their countries.