DEMAND FOR FILIPINO maids in Saudi Arabia has spiked following the launching of a new service that eases the recruitment of domestic workers and reduced recruitment fees by as much as 50%.
According to HelperChoice.com – a leading ethical platform for the recruitment of domestic workers – it has received more than 10,000 new job advertisements following the announcement made by the Ministry of Labor and Social Development on the new service called “Maaroufah.”
Because of this new service, the demand for Filipino domestic workers in Saudi has increased tremendously.
Maaroufah aims to facilitate the recruitment of maids from the Philippines and has cut the charges for prospective employers to hire a Filipino maid by 50%. Under this new system, the recruitment process will usually take a maximum 45 days and enable the beneficiary to obtain a visa for a Filipino domestic worker.
To ensure good working conditions for all foreign domestic workers willing to work in Saudi Arabia, the platform is now implementing an ethical charter to be signed by all new employers looking for a housemaid on the platform. The aim of the charter is to protect the domestic helpers and ensure the best working conditions for them.
For instance, it will request all prospective employers to grant internet access to their domestic workers, which ensures constant contact with the HelperChoice.com team if in need of assistance. The website will also implement direct salary payment through its platform in 2020 in order to guarantee a monthly wage meeting the legal requirement of US$400.
In 2015, the Ministry of Labor and Social Development also decided to facilitate the recruitment of foreign domestic workers by digitalising the process through their own domestic labor recruitment website, Musaned.
With Musaned, employers are able to hire a domestic worker without the need to visit a recruitment agency. They can obtain a domestic worker e-visa in three days as long as they meet the financial, social and legal criteria. Today, the website processes around 90% of applications for domestic worker visas in the country.
Founded in 2012 by two French nationals in Hong Kong, HelperChoice has become the leading platform connecting foreign domestic workers and families in Asia and the Middle East. It was set up as a social enterprise, and its impact was recognised by many organisations, including the International Labor Organisation. (Zamboanga Post and Mindanao Examiner)
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