Report: KSA, PHL Reach Deal On Domestic Helpers
The Philippines and Saudi Arabia have agreed on a standard service contract for Filipino household workers in the Kingdom, a KSA-based news site reported Sunday.
Arab News said the KSA Embassy in Manila and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) agreed on the matter during a meeting in Manila last month.
“During the meeting..., the two parties agreed on a standard employment contract that indicates who's in charge of repatriation, excludes provisions unacceptable to the Kingdom and provides weekly rest for such workers, including housemaids,” Ambassador Ezzedin Tago told Arab News.
Tago noted Saudi Arabia signed the International Labor Organization (ILO) convention on decent work for domestic workers in June 2011.
He added the contract is subject to the laws of the Kingdom and does not indicate any amount, although the "understanding" is that a domestic worker would receive $400 monthly.
