PHILIPPINE EMBASSY IN SAUDI TO ALL OFWS IN THE KINGDOM: LIST OF PENALTY FOR EXPAT VIOLATORS IN SAUDI

Are you working in Saudi Arabia under different sponsor from the one on your visa; over-staying when your visa or iqama has expired; are you helping illegal expatriates by employing them, transporting them, or sheltering them? These are against the rules of Saudi and you could end up sanctioned and deported.

The website of the Embassy of Philippines in Saudi Arabia recently published information issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  This pertains to the sanctions or penalty that will be given to expatriates who violates rules and regulations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

In the Ministerial Sanctions defined by Saudi MFA, penalties for expatriate violators were defined. Some violators includes expatriates who are free lancer or those who have Kafeel, over-stayer or those whose visa or iqama are already expired. Expatriates who are also helping and protecting illegals by any means like employing, sheltering, or transporting  them will be fined and could face deportation, imprisonment, and confiscation of car or transportation.

The advisory given by MFA reads as follows:

ADVISORY

Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs Issues Ministerial Sanctions 
Against Violators of the Rules and Regulations Pertaining to 
Dealing with Expatriates

(14 November 2016) The Philippine Embassy wishes to inform the Filipino Community in Riyadh that the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued its Ministerial Decision Circular which contains the sanctions to be imposed against violators of the rules and regulations when dealing with expatriates in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The matrix includes sanctions on the violations such as, protecting or harboring an expatriate, delay of departure of an expatriate after expiration of entry or exit visa, and employers who allow their workers to work for other employers under their sponsorship.

NO.	VIOLATION	SANCTION FOR FIRST OFFENSE	SANCTION FOR SECOND OFFENSE	SANCTION FOR THIRD OFFENSE & MORE
1	Any expatriate who works for his own account (Free Lancer)	SR10,000 fine Deportation	SR25,000 fine One month imprisonment Deportation	SR50,000 fine Six month imprisonment Deportation
2	Any expatriate who delays his departure after expiration of his entry visa	SR15,000 fine Deportation	SR25,000 fine Three months imprisonment Deportation	SR50,000 fine Six month imprisonment Deportation
3	Intruders who are caught outside the border	Fine of SR15,000 One month imprisonment Deportation	SR25,000 fine Three months imprisonment Deportation	SR100,000 fine Six month imprisonment Deportation
4	Persons who transport or give jobs to intruders who are caught outside the border; protecting or harboring them; or extending them any means of assistance	SR25,000 fine Six months imprisonment Deportation (if violator is an expatriate) Criminal libel To demand for court order to confiscate the means of the land transport if it is owned by the transporter himself, his accomplice or partner	SR50,000 fine One year imprisonment Deportation (if violator is an expatriate) Criminal libel To demand for court order to confiscate the means of the land transport if it is owned by the transporter himself, his accomplice or partner	SR100,000 fine Two years imprisonment Deportation (if violator is an expatriate) Criminal libel To demand for court order to confiscate the means of the land transport if it is owned by the transporter himself, his accomplice or partner
5	Any individual person who transports or gives jobs to violators of the Rules & Regulations; protecting or harboring them; or extending them any means of assistance	SR15,000 fine Deportation (if violator is an expatriate)	SR30,000 fine Deportation (if violator is an expatriate) Three months imprisonment	SR100,000 fine Deportation (if violator is an expatriate) Six month imprisonment

The matrix includes sanctions for those who are protecting or harboring an expatriate;  delay of departure of an expatriate after expiration of entry or exit visa, and employers who allow their workers to work for other employers under their sponsorship. 
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These are Some of the Answers to Your Basic Saudi Labor Questions

1. Can I get the number of the Ministry of Labor?

Contact the ministry's customer service center number: 

19911 and you can find all the information on the 

ministry's website, www.mol.gov.sa.

Customer Service Department Twitter Account 

@MOL_CARE

2. How do I submit a complaint to one of the offices of the work?

To submit a complaint to one of the offices of the work, please go to the Office of the defendant and the complaint or through the contact center. 

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3. What are the documents required to file a complaint with the labor offices?

The customer number that highlights the civil registry number and established, in addition to personal phone number 

4. What Can I Do to Resolve did not respond to the complaint by the Office work?

The customer to follow up the issue with the Office of the complaints in the Ministry of Labor, through the Center for Communication or to attend personally to the ministry and to highlight No. complaint to ensure their validity and follow-up through the Ministry of Labor and then call the Customer to benefit 

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5. What are the documents required to follow up on the complaint with the Ministry of Labor?

To follow up on the complaint, the customer give No. civil registry, No. established, telephone number, facsimile number and complaint at the labor office 

6. How do I make a complaint about one of the staff members in the labor offices?

The customer to go to the office who work in which the employee, and direct the complaint to the Director, where follow-up to the complaint and advise the customer 

7. If it is to benefit from direct before the Director in the office work, how can I follow up on the complaint?

The client then go to the Ministry of Labor, and written testimony concerning the problem that has occurred, in addition to the adoption of health information, attached full submissions. 

8. What is the type of complaints, which could be provided by the staff member to the employer?

The types of complaints: 

o Delay of salaries (3 months and more) 

o Assigned to different work on the nature of the work agreed upon in the contract signed between the two parties 

o Abuse 

o Lack of employee housing 

o Contrary to one of the conditions

9. What is official number of hours of work

CLICK here or the image to learn more about working hours

Work permits

o    Non-Saudi nationals are not permitted to perform any work unless obtaining a work permit from the Ministry according to the form prepared for this cause.

o    The employer is not permitted to employ workers in an occupation other than the occupation provided in the employee's work permit. Similarly, the employee is prohibited from performing any work different from his occupation, before taking the required legal actions and procedures for changing an occupation.

Requirements for obtaining work permits

o    The worker has entered Saudi Arabia legally and authorized to work.

o    The worker must have the educational and occupational qualifications required by the country, where no Saudi national has obtained such qualification, or the numbers of qualified Saudi individuals are not sufficient, or the worker is considered within the regular worker needed by the country.

o    The worker has contracted with the employer and is under his responsibility.

The employment contract and its’ term

The employment contract of a non-Saudi national must be written and for a definite term. If the contract does not specify the term, the expiration date of the work permit is considered the expiration date of the contract.

The costs of employing expatriates are as follows:

1. The employer is responsible for the cost of recruiting new employees and expatriates into the country, the cost of residency and work permit (iqama), the cost of its' renewal, fines for late renewals, the cost of changing occupation, exit and returns, and the cost of return tickets for employees after the termination of their contractual relationship.

2. The employee is responsible for the cost of return tickets if he is not qualified to work, or if he wishes to return for no specific reason.

3. The employer is responsible for transfer expenses if the employee wishes to transfer his sponsorship to the employer.

 Text and Graphics Source: Saudi Labor 

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Saudi Arabia OFWs Complains Different Work Than What Stated In Working Visa

Some distressed OFWs in Saudi Arabia are complaining about their working visa that is different from their actual work as well as the name of the sponsor and their actual employer.  

SAUDI LABOR LAW IN TAGALOG, 
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GATHERINGS AND WORK DEMONSTRATIONS FOR ANY REASON ARE PROHIBITED IN SAUDI ARABIA

PUBLIC REMINDED THAT GATHERINGSAND WORK DEMONSTRATIONS FOR ANYREASON ARE PROHIBITED IN SAUDI ARABIA

The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh reminds the public that the Saudi government prohibits gatherings and / or work demonstrations for any reason.




 All demands for benefits and rights should be coursed through official channels.

For concerns on the following, please contact the Embassy or the Philippine Labor Office at:

Assistance to Nationals Section (Police Cases, Detention, Remains, and other non-labor cases)

482-4354, 480-1918
rype@riyadhpe.com

Labor Attaché RIYADH (Welfare Cases related to Employment, Recruitment and Hiring Filipinos, and other matters related to employment or welfare and concerns with companies and employers including unpaid salaries, delays in salary, issuance of iqama by employer, etc)

FAX (+96611) 483-2204 Tel 483-2201 to 3

polo_riyadh@philembassy-riyadh.org

polo-riyadh@riyadhpe.com

Labor Attaché Eastern

TEL (013) 894-1846, 894-2890

Mobile: 0501269742

polo-eastern@riyadhpe.com

polo_eastern@philembassy-riyadh.org

The Embassy is open from Sunday through Thursday, 8AM to 5PM

Diplomatic Quarter, Ummayah Abu As-Salat Street

P.O. 94366, Riyadh 11693

Fax (96611) 488-3945

TEL 482-3559 , 482-0507, 482-1577

rype@riyadhpe.com

Website: http://riyadhpe.dfa.gov.ph

 

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Australian In Saudi Arabia Caught With Home Brewed Beer and Wine - Faced Imprisonment and Lashing

An Australian from Sydney, Australia who is working as Engineer in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia has been caught with 2 cartons of home brewed beer, and two cases of home made red wine and white wine in his car.

Peter Muty, 57 years old, admitted he did something wrong. He was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment and was given 28 lashes with a cane.

He was held in Thuqba prison alongside murderers and rapist. He said, "It was terrible, it was everything you would imagine it would be".

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