Kuwait and the Philippines signed a MOU to regulate the working conditions of migrant domestic workers in Kuwait guaranteeing rights of domestic workers to address allegations of abusive working conditions.
Decision No. 39 establishes a three-month probation period for domestic workers.
Law No. 15 sets provisions around foreign domestic workers regarding recruitment, contracts, medical examination and residence permits.
Executive regulations of Law No. 68 of 2015 stipulate all regulations related to domestic work in Kuwait including work permits and the rights and duties of domestic workers and their employers.
Decision No. 1/168 regulates issues related to recruitment offices. Most importantly, the decision bans offices from placing advertisements for domestic workers in the media, considering this practice as tantamount to human trafficking.
Law No. 68 establishes a centralized recruitment agency for domestic workers.
Saudi Arabia signed an labour cooperation agreement with India regarding recruitment of Indian domestic workers in Saudi Arabia.
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.