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Saudi Arabia, Kenya sign domestic worker recruitment agreement
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Saudi Arabia, Kenya sign domestic worker recruitment agreement

From Saudi Gazette · () English

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  • Saudi Arabia and Kenya signed an agreement to regulate the recruitment of domestic workers.
  • The deal aims to ensure efficient and lawful hiring and protect the rights of employers and workers.
  • The agreement was signed in Riyadh during the first meeting of the Saudi-Kenyan Political Consultations Committee.

Saudi Arabia and Kenya have formalized their cooperation on domestic worker recruitment with a new agreement signed in Riyadh. The deal, inked by Saudi Deputy Minister for Labor Dr. Abdullah Abuthnain and Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection Dr. Alfred Nganga Mutua, aims to streamline the process of hiring Kenyan domestic workers for Saudi households.

The agreement was signed in Riyadh on Sunday by Deputy Minister for Labor Dr. Abdullah Abuthnain and Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection Dr. Alfred Nganga Mutua.

— Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social DevelopmentDetails of the signing ceremony and the officials involved.

The agreement, signed on the sidelines of the first Saudi-Kenyan Political Consultations Committee meeting, seeks to implement measures for the efficient and lawful recruitment of workers. It also emphasizes the protection of rights for both employers and the domestic staff.

The agreement aims to implement the necessary measures to ensure the efficient and lawful recruitment of domestic workers from Kenya to work in Saudi Arabia.

— Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social DevelopmentThe primary objectives of the newly signed agreement.

The signing ceremony was attended by high-level officials, including Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Kenyan Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi, underscoring the importance both nations place on this labor agreement.

It also seeks to protect the rights of both employers and domestic workers, regulate the contractual re

— Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social DevelopmentAdditional goals of the agreement, focusing on rights and regulation.
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