New law to limit number of maids for each family
The draft of the new law on housemaids and domestic servants will include articles limiting the number of servants for each family, according to a senior official at the Ministry of Labour (MoL).
Yousef Jaffar, Labour Counsellor of the MoL and member of the team drafting the new law, told Khaleej Times yesterday that the team met the officials of the Ministry of Interior (MoI) and discussed the law which would be enacted soon to regulate the relations between the sponsor and the domestic servant.
"We discussed the provision of limiting the number of domestic servants depending on the number of members in the family and the average per capita income," said Jaafar.
He stressed that the new law would be implemented under the supervision of the Ministry of Interior and would be separate from the labour law.
"We are only giving advices and drawing up the basic rights of the workers according to the international standards and laws," added Jaafar.
The articles in the law would define the tasks of a house maid or domestic servant and list the authority which would monitor the affairs of the servants and the sponsors.
Jaafer explained that the sponsors should pay their servants the monthly wages on time, and give break hours during the day as well provide them with suitable places to live.
Moreover, the law would also stipulate that the sponsors must give the servants annual leave, air tickets and local transportation in addition to medical care. Source
Yousef Jaffar, Labour Counsellor of the MoL and member of the team drafting the new law, told Khaleej Times yesterday that the team met the officials of the Ministry of Interior (MoI) and discussed the law which would be enacted soon to regulate the relations between the sponsor and the domestic servant.
"We discussed the provision of limiting the number of domestic servants depending on the number of members in the family and the average per capita income," said Jaafar.
He stressed that the new law would be implemented under the supervision of the Ministry of Interior and would be separate from the labour law.
"We are only giving advices and drawing up the basic rights of the workers according to the international standards and laws," added Jaafar.
The articles in the law would define the tasks of a house maid or domestic servant and list the authority which would monitor the affairs of the servants and the sponsors.
Jaafer explained that the sponsors should pay their servants the monthly wages on time, and give break hours during the day as well provide them with suitable places to live.
Moreover, the law would also stipulate that the sponsors must give the servants annual leave, air tickets and local transportation in addition to medical care. Source
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