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$320 monthly salary for Indian maids in Saudi Arabia

  •   Tue, Jul 22 2014 06:00:03 PM

Riyadh, July 22 (IANS): The monthly salary for Indian maids recruited in Saudi Arabia has been fixed at 1,200 Saudi riyals ($320), a media report said Tuesday.

Saudi Arabia's national recruitment committee has also asked employers to provide return economy tickets for the maids, Arab News reported citing sources. 

Among other provisions in the new labour contract, a free time of at least eight hours daily and a paid vacation of 15 days annually or 30 days after two years of service has been made mandatory.

Employers must deposit the maids’ salaries in their bank accounts in Saudi Arabia at the end of every month and show proof of payment to their domestic worker, the committee said.

Employers will also pay 168 Saudi riyals in fees for the endorsement of their maids’ documents at the Indian embassy, it added. 

Employers are also obliged to help workers transfer their salaries back home and maids should be given enough freedom to contact the embassy or consulate or their family members.

An earlier report had said that Indian maids looking for employment in Saudi Arabia must be between 25 years and 50 years of age under the new employment agreement. 

India had first stipulated the maids must be at least 40 years of age before the two countries reached a compromise.

Earlier this month, the Saudi-Indian joint committee on labour issues finalised the recruitment contract of domestic workers that consists of several provisions to ensure the authenticity and implementation of the standard employment contract, the recruitment cost, action against recruitment agencies violating laws and a mechanism to prevent cheating by middlemen.

The new recruitment contract is aimed at easing shortage of domestic workers in the world's largest oil exporting country. 
  

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  • Don, Mangalore

    Wed, Jul 23 2014

    I have seen first hand the plight of helpless workers as I volunteered my time helping those in need, but regretfully besides lip service there are very few people willing to help these defenceless people. I questions concerning the contracts designed to protect both the employer and workers.

    1. It is good to know action will be taken from the Indian side when there is a dispute but what happens when the employer's breaks the contract and refuses to honour their commitments?

    2. Will the contracts be attested and enforced by the authorities in Saudi and what happens when the employers refuse to honour any part of the contract?

    3. Several workers in the Gulf were contracted a wage but are they receiving what was promised. In the past very little has been done, so what are they going to differently this time?

    4. The contracts should be translated into the native languages clearly explaining to the employee the hours of work, the scope of work and detailed job description – no surprises when they reach there?

    5. In all fairness to the employer(s) all employees MUST be willing to work for the full length of the contract, per their scope of work to be entitled for return airfare. The right employee should work with honest and integrity. Failing which there should be some bonds and guarantees from them and the recruiting agency to compensate the employer if the employee defaults.

    People go to the Gulf for economic reasons and so all employers MUST provide bank guarantees for the contracted period to the labour attaché at the Indian mission. Failure to produce proof of payment should enable our mission to go through their justice system and withdraw monies from the employers accounts, as long as the employee is complaint of terms of the contract. Only in doing so will this contract have teeth and ensure that all other terms of the contract are met, anything short is a gimmick and will continue in the exploitation of our Indian citizens employed in the Gulf.

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