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.
The Council of Cooperative Health Insurance (CCHI) rolled out its plan for unified health insurance that require private businesses to extend health insurance coverage to all employees and their families, including migrant workers, in several phases.
Decision No. 497 imposes a fee for temporary and seasonal visas and for the extension of residency permits for those types of work. The decree also establishes enforcement mechanisms and lists penalties for violators.
The Council of Ministers approved 38 amendments to the Saudi Arabia Labour Law which included prohibiting confiscation of migrant workers' passports and introducing or raising fines for employers who violate regulations such as failing to pay salaries on time.
Saudi Arabia signed an labour cooperation agreement with India regarding recruitment of Indian domestic workers in Saudi Arabia.
Ministerial order No. 1/1935 increases the wages of migrants working in specific jobs in the public sector by providing them with a 15 per cent stipend for a living allowance.
Saudi Arabia signed a memorandum of understanding with Indonesia regarding the recruitment and protection of Indonesia domestic workers in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia signed an agreement with the Philippines regarding labour migration, especially in regards to standard employment contracts for domestic workers, payment of their wages directly into bank accounts and establishing mechanisms for 24-hour assistance. The agreement was signed in 2013, ratified in 2014, and entered into force on 7 May 2015. This agreement was seen as a significant milestone in the field of labor cooperation and in the protection and promotion of the rights of Household Service Workers, especially because this was the first agreement on domestic worker recruitment to be concluded in the region. In fact, this agreemnt has been used as a template in negotiating similar agreements with GCC countries.