Riyadh and Islamabad have agreed to new labor rules for the recruitment of Pakistani workers, which prevents Pakistanis with a criminal record from being recruited in Saudi Arabia.
According to details, the Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, and the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development signed the agreement.
The agreement seeks to hire labor from Pakistan to work in Saudi Arabia on regular basis and regulate their contractual relationship in order to protect the rights of both the employers and the workers.
In accordance with the agreement, the ministry of Overseas Pakistanis will be responsible for the following:
Meanwhile, the Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has to ensure the following six major responsibilities under the agreement:
Additionally, another clause mentions establishing a joint technical committee chaired by high-level representatives from both countries to periodically review and monitor the implementation of the agreement, and mutually arrange rotating consultative meetings in both countries.
Furthermore, the committee will be authorized to devise sub-committees that will regularly meet to deliberate issues resulting from this agreement. In addition to that, the committee may make appropriate recommendations to settle disputes that arise from the implementation and interpretation of the clauses or make changes in the agreement whenever required.
Moreover, the settlement of any disputes over the clauses would be carried out between the two parties through diplomatic channels.
However, if either party is willing to amend or revise any of the clauses, it has to be done with the consent of the other party and in line with the laws that are in effect in both countries. The amendment or revision must become effective from the date it was agreed upon and each party will have to notify the other party in writing through diplomatic channels in order to complete the procedures that require local clearance. It is to be noted that the agreement would become effective from the date of the last notification.
As for the validity period of the agreement, it shall stay valid for a period of five years and it will be automatically renewable for a similar period or periods unless the other party desires to terminate it. The terminating party has to inform the other party about termination two months prior to the agreement expiry date.