Saudi Arabia: 80% of recruitment offices fail to meet regulations
Dubai: Saudi Arabia has reported that 80 percent of recruitment offices and companies operating in the Kingdom are non-compliant with regulations and lack comprehensive governance, according to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development.
The ministry said the situation has negatively impacted the Kingdom's relations with countries that send workers to Saudi Arabia.
The announcement came in response to public feedback on the draft 'Rules for the Practice of Recruitment and the Provision of Labor Services,' which the ministry recently posted on the Istitlaa public consultation platform. The feedback included concerns about the mandatory transformation of small recruitment businesses into companies.
The ministry said it conducted individual interviews with more than 170 recruitment office owners and chief executives to discuss the mandatory conversion.
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