Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH — Saudi Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Eng. Ahmed Al-Rajhi and Bangladeshi Minister of Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Dr. Asif Nazrul have signed on Monday an agreement to recruit general workers from Bangladesh. The signing ceremony was held in the presence of several officials and specialists from both countries.

The agreement aims to establish a regulatory framework for all procedures necessary for Bangladeshi workers, as well as to protect the rights of workers and employers, and regulate the contractual relationship between the two sides. This comes within the framework of the Saudi ministry’s efforts to build and strengthen partnerships and international relations with its counterparts around the world, as well as to open new labor markets to ensure a balanced labor market, and explore areas of cooperation at all levels to achieve common goals and interests.