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The kingdom is home to 10 million foreign workers, including 3.7 million domestic workers, and has taken measures in recent years to boost employment protection and prevent abuse.
Saudis and expatriates living in the kingdom praised the changes.
Zainab Yusuf, a photographer from the Philippines who lives in Jeddah, told
The National that she was pleasantly surprised by the news.
“In today’s age, we cannot have room for racism and discrimination, Ms Yusuf said. We cannot raise our children to believe those who work in our homes are lesser than us by using terms like ‘khadama’ [female servant in Arabic].
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Abu Dhabi: The Saudi Ministry of Commerce has named and shamed a Saudi citizen and an Afghan after they were convicted of business licensing fraud, local media reported.
“The Saudi was found guilty of enabling the Afghan resident to fraudulently run a resturant in Saudi Arabia’s major Red Sea port of Yanbu through a trade licence registered in the name of the citizen, Madani Mohammed Abdullah, in return for 15 per cent of the profits,” according to court records.
The ministry published on Wednesday a summary of the judicial ruling issued by the Criminal Court in Yanbu, including a fine of SR2 million, closing the firm, liquidating its activities and revoking its license.
RIYADH: More than 100,000 commercial registrations were issued to women in the Kingdom last year, Al Arabiya reported, citing the Saudi Ministry of Commerce. Most of the activity was concentrated in the wholesale and retail trade, vehicle repair services, accommodation, food services and construction. The registration process requires applicants to be 18 years or older, not be
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Saudi Arabia launches an initiative for violators of the commercial concealment law, with a grace period until August (Asharq Al-Awsat) Riyadh - Asharq Al-Awsat
In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Saudi Ministry of Commerce granted establishments that violate National Anti-Commercial Concealment law an opportunity to correct their status, allowing a grace period till August 23.
The correction period provides multiple options for both Saudi citizens and residents who violate the provisions of the law. Those who approach the Ministry with a request to correct their status will be exempted from the penalties prescribed in the law and the consequences thereof, and of the retroactive payment of income tax.