MoL says it’s not to blame for recruitment delays.

Ahmed Humaidan, deputy minister of labor, denied any responsibility on the ministry’s part for delay in the recruitment of household workers from a number of countries in agreement with the ministry, noting that the delay comes from the labor exporting sources.

He said: “The ministry does not play a hand in the delays in recruitment, as it is only an implementing body.”

Local newspapers had reported that costs of recruitment of household workers in the Kingdom are 120 percent more than other Gulf countries, while the ministry confirmed that opening the door to Gulf recruitment is not a decision to be made by the ministry.

As for nationalities currently banned from recruitment, Al-Humaidan said: “Some nationalities have been prevented from being recruited to work in companies, and the ministry does not interfere in the residency of foreign nationals in the Kingdom as we are an implementing body, not legislators.”

Regarding the recruitment of Bangladeshi men, he said it is currently not permitted to recruit more than 20 percent of the number required in government contracts, noting that “there are government efforts to reopen the recruitment door from Bangladesh on a wider scale, as the door to recruitment of female household workers has been opened without certain percentage limits set.”

He said there is no ban on transferring the services of residents inside the Kingdom of any nationality. “However, there are some nationalities that are banned from recruitment and have had other services stopped.”

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