Human resources add a new country for the recruitment of domestic workers.. and set a higher ceiling for recruitment costs

Al-Marsad Newspaper: The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development announced that the Republic of Sierra Leone was made available as a new international destination for the recruitment of domestic workers, adding to its previous decision to oblige all establishments that provide mediation services in the recruitment of domestic workers not to exceed the highest ceiling of costs set by the Ministry.

The Ministry has set the maximum limit for the recruitment of domestic workers from the Republic of Sierra Leone to reach 7,500 riyals, not including the value added tax, as this comes within the Ministry’s continuous work to open additional new countries for recruitment and its endeavor to develop the services provided in the domestic labor sector.

This decision is considered a continuation of the Ministry’s work to develop the sector, organize procedures and price governance in the recruitment market, control and follow up on their implementation to ensure the quality of services provided, as the Ministry had previously obligated licensed companies and offices to set the highest ceiling for a number of nationalities, bringing the maximum limit for the recruitment of domestic workers from Ethiopia to 6,900 Burundian 7,500 From Uganda 9,500, from Thailand 10,000, from Kenya 10,870, from Bangladesh 13,000, from the Philippines 17,288, and from Sri Lanka 15,000 riyals, not including VAT.