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With a series of digitally enforceable measures and platforms, Saudi Arabia is gearing up to ensure more secure working conditions for foreign workers, including from India.
A group of officials from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development presented the Saudi plans to the meeting here on Thursday Saudi Government Vision 2030 And said the state’s plans regarding migrant workers would secure workers’ rights and cut down on illegal immigration.
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New labor rules in Saudi Arabia are said to be under digital platform Musaned – At least 10 African countries like Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Egypt and Kenya as well as nine Asian countries like India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Vietnam, Philippines and Sri Lanka will benefit.
Below Musaned On the platform, foreign workers in the domestic (domestic) work sector can check existing employment contracts and follow updates in a dedicated Musend workers app. The system allows foreign embassies to have “view access” on the system to “all details (employer’s name, location, supported contracts) relating to their nationals working in Saudi”. The purpose of allowing “view access” to foreign missions is to resolve labor disputes more efficiently.
salary protection system
The Masanade platform can be linked to contract insurance and health benefits. officials said this Musaned This platform will protect human rights and provide a “stable work environment” for both employees and employers. The most important feature of Musaned According to officials, the platform implies that it provides a “wage protection system” by complying with employers’ obligations to pay monthly wages to workers. The digital platform can track financial transactions between employers and foreign workers, ensuring that employers will meet contractual obligations towards foreign workers.
Bangladesh, India and Pakistan provide the largest number of workers in Saudi Arabia’s domestic and private labor sectors. Indians occupy the second position in the Saudi labor market with 14 lakh workers. The first place is occupied by Bangladesh which currently supplies about 2.7 million workers to the Saudi labor market. According to the latest data provided by the Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, Pakistan has supplied about 2.1 million workers to domestic households and the private sector. Nepal, Indonesia, Sudan, Philippines, Yemen, Egypt and Uganda are among some of the other countries whose labor force in the Saudi market will also benefit from the newly launched platforms and schemes.
Officials here said that the Musaned platform will also be beneficial in settling labor cases. The Hindu It was reported that there have been around 12,649 labor litigations involving Indian workers in the domestic (domestic) sector of Saudi Arabia in the period 2021-24.
One of the most important features of Musaned The system is expected to allow the Saudi government to more effectively check the backgrounds of employers and ensure the protection of workers’ rights. While this system will ensure digital checks of crime records of employers, it will also allow for equally enforceable measures that will prevent the arrival of illegal immigrants into Saudi Arabia.
,The correspondent is in Saudi Arabia at the invitation of the Saudi government for the Riyadh Season 2024 of the Festival of Tolerance and Culture.,
published – October 17, 2024 08:02 PM IST