15-year jail terms for maid traffickers
The labor and interior ministries have again warned that those trafficking in housemaids will be imprisoned for a maximum of 15 years or SR1 million or both, according to a local media report on Monday.
The ministries stated that violators would be named and shamed, which means having their identities made public on all media platforms in the country, including their punishment.
All those involved in the illegal hiring of housemaids would be penalized including brokers and those knowingly employing them. They said that all recruitment must be made through the Musaned website.
The Labor Ministry said earlier this year that there would be strict monitoring of all agreements signed with countries sending workers to the Kingdom. All recruiters would have to register on the Musaned site, which is linked to countries abroad, including the Kingdom’s embassies.
It also warned that there would be continuous and unannounced raids on offices involved in recruiting workers, and that citizens and expatriates should not deal with unauthorized offices. Members of the public can check whether an operator is licensed by logging on to the Musaned website.
If they encounter any problems, they can file complaints on musaned.gov.sa, the customer service line 19911, or through the branches of the labor ministry across the country. All complaints would be investigated and violators held accountable, the ministry stated.
Source : http://www.arabnews.com/
15-year jail, SR1m fine for trading in services of maids
The Ministry of Labor and the Public Security authorities have warned of stringent penal action against those involved in trading in the services of runaway maids.
Such violations will amount to human trafficking and the perpetrators will get up to 15-year jail term or SR1 million in fine or both, they said.
The warning came in the wake of ads appearing in various media outlets, especially in social media, offering the services of illegal domestic workers.
“Smuggling of domestic workers with the intention of exploitation or intimidation will amount to human trafficking.
“The trader, broker, employer, and all those associated with them will face penalties in line with the provisions of the law to combat crimes of human trafficking,” the ministry sources said.
Several people, involved in trading in the services of of domestic workers, who violated the labor and residency rules, were arrested during raids after they published ads about their services in the media.
They have been transferred to the Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution to complete the investigation process and then referred to judiciary for taking penal action against them.
The ministry urged the citizens not be misled by the ads appearing in the media to get housemaids in an illegal way.
Recruitment firms have to publish wages of domestic workers on the ministry’s Musaned portal and list their professions and nationalities.
Source: http://saudigazette.com.sa/
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