Recruitment of domestic workers

Amending the Decision concerning the categories of industries and economic activities in which workers are allowed to establish unions, included agricultural workers in the professions that can join the union of food industries, which is henceforth called the General Union of Water, Agriculture and Food Industries Workers. Domestic workers were also added to the professional categories covered by the Union of General Services and Free Professions.

Paves way for resumption of hiring domestic workers after a gap of 11 years.

Saudi Arabia signed a second agreement with the Philippines in 2017 on cooperation regarding labour migration and the recruitment and employment of workers from the Philippines to Saudi Arabia.