Saudi to reform kafala worker sponsorship system in 2021 – Maaal newspaper

Saudi Arabia Moving towards canceling worker sponsorship (Kafala) system during first half of 2012, Maaal newspaper said.

Saudi Arabia plans to cancel a foreign worker sponsorship system, known as kafala, and replace it with a new form of contract between employers and employees, the financial newspaper Maaal said on Tuesday, citing unnamed sources.

Saudi Arabia, which this year is chairing the Group of 20 major economies (G20), seeks to boost the private sector - and make it more attractive to foreign talent - under an ambitious plan to diversify its oil-based economy.

English | October 27, 2020

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