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Labor Ministry spokesman Hattab Al-Enizi denied that the ministry is imposing a levy on workers instead of employers who don’t meet Saudization standards.

Foreign missions [in Saudi Arabia] whose workers are involved in a major strike against their companies will send their officers today to negotiate with their respective employers connected to the problem.

LONDON – More than 45 foreign maids are facing execution on death row in Saudi Arabia amid growing international outrage at the treatment of migrant workers.

The execution of 24-year-old Rizana Nafeek has cast a spotlight on the plight of dozens of migrant workers on death row in Saudi Arabia

The beheading of a young Sri Lankan domestic worker in Saudi Arabia continues to stir anger in her home country and beyond.

At least 45 foreign maids are on death row in Saudi Arabia amid growing concerns over the treatment of the Gulf state’s migrant workforce, the UK's The Observer newspaper said.

Saudi Arabia's labour minister Adel Fakeihhas insisted that the $640 (SR: 2,400) levy per worker being imposed on private sector companies that employ more foreigners than Saudis will be implemented, despite objections from contractors and other industries.

Saudi Arabia's labour minister Adel Fakeihhas insisted that the $640 (SR: 2,400) levy per worker being imposed on private sector companies that employ more foreigners than Saudis will be implemented, despite objections from contractors and other industries.