Saudi initiative to allow payment of recrutiment fee of Indonesian domestic workers in instalments

Saudi initiative to allow payment of recrutiment fee of Indonesian domestic workers in instalments

Cairo: Recruitment companies in Saudi Arabia have launched an initiative allowing payment of recruitment fees of domestic workers from Indonesia in instalments, Saudi media reported. The initiative puts the recruitment fees exclusive value-added tax (VAT) at SR19,987 with a monthly instalment of SR1,750 exclusive VAT under a two-year contract renewable at wishes of both the employer and the worker. The initiative aims to introduce a new service into the Saudi market to meet customers’ needs. According to the initiative, the worker will remain registered in the recruitment firm’s name during the contract duration. The first batch of domestic workers from Indonesia are expected to arrive in Saudi Arabia soon, five months after both countries sealed a related pact clearing the way for resuming their recruitment, Okaz newspaper reported earlier this week However, the paper said the hiring cost for the Indonesian house workers is not known yet, raising fears that recruitment agencies will charge high expenses. Last September, the Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development announced setting a cap on recruitment fees of overseas domestic labour and vowed to penalise violators. “The Ministry of Human Resources is keen to maintain stability, regulate recruitment fees and price governance, and