RIYADH: The National Recruitment Committee held a meeting in Riyadh Sunday with the Kingdom's recruitment offices in the presence of Deputy Minister of Labor for Planning and Development Mufarrij Al-Haqbani. The gathering, held at the head offices of the Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry, saw discussions on recruitment issues faced by some countries that export workers to the Kingdom as well as plans for a special licensing by-law for recruitment firms and regulations governing their operations including hiring, monitoring, supervising and the settlement of disputes. The law is designed to protect both the rights of foreign workers and their employers, as well as to improve the organization of the foreign worker sector as a whole. Measures include set conditions for obtaining a license to operate a recruitment firm and the introduction of rules governing their practices. The law also seeks to promote competition and provide professionally-run services by supplying professionally and academically qualified staff. Al-Haqbani said during the meeting that development occurring at the ministry would ensure a “big advancement” in providing “excellent services”. “This will be seen this year,” he said. “The ministry's efforts related to the National Recruitment Committee will have an effect not only locally but also in the wider region and internationally.”
