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Embassy
in
Riyadh
Riyadh,
Kingdom
of
Saudi
Arabia
Press
Release
No.
PR-083-
2013
12
May
2013
EMBASSY
Diplomatic
Quarter
Ummayah
Abu
As-Salat
Street
P.O.
94366,
Riyadh
11693
Fax
(9661)
488-3945
TEL
482-3559
,
482-0507,
482-1577
Email:
rype@riyadhpe.com
Website:
www.philembassy- riyadh.org
CONSULAR
SECTION
FAX
:
488-3945
TEL:
482-3816
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SECTION
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(RIYADH,
12
May
2013)
The
Philippine
Embassy
in
Riyadh
urges
all
Filipino
workers
in
the
Kingdom
of
Saudi
Arabia
to
correct
their
status
in
view
of
the
generous
exemptions
and
facilitation
granted
and
announced
by
the
Ministry
of
Interior
and
Ministry
of
Labor
wherein
workers
can
easily
correct
their
residency
and
labor
status,
or
otherwise
leave
the
country,
even
without
first
obtaining
No
Objection
Certificates
from
their
current
employers.
Under
the
guidelines
announced
on
Friday,
10
May
2013,
by
the
Ministry
of
Labor
and
the
Ministry
of
Interior,
Filipino
workers
in
the
Kingdom
with
irregular
residency
and
labor
statuses
have
the
following
possible
options:
Workers
can
return
to
their
original
employer
upon
mutual
agreement,
or
transfer
to
a
new
employer
even
without
permission
or
consent
of
the
original
employer.
Companies
can
correct
the
occupations
of
their
workers
during
the
grace
period,
and
free
of
charge.
Runaway
household
workers
(huroob)
can
return
to
their
original
individual
employer
or
transfer
to
a
new
individual
employer.
The
prospective
individual
employer
may
complete
the
procedure
for
the
transfer
of
the
worker
through
the
Jawazat
Offices.
Household
workers
can
also
transfer
to
a
private
sector
company
through
the
MOL
Labor
Offices.
Illegal
Filipino
workers
have
the
option
to
leave
the
Kingdom
(Final
Exit)
instead,
without
the
need
to
obtain
No
Objection
Certificates
from
their
current
employers,
provided
that
they
do
not
have
criminal
charges
or
records
against
them.
They
will
also
be
allowed
to
return
to
the
Kingdom
in
the
future
if
they
are
able
to
obtain
valid
working
visas.
CORRECT RESIDENCY AND LABOR STATUS, OR LEAVE THE COUNTRY; NO-OBJECTION CERTIFICATES NOT REQUIRED
PHLEmbRiyadh
EMBASSY
Diplomatic
Quarter
Ummayah
Abu
As-Salat
Street
P.O.
94366,
Riyadh
11693
Fax
(9661)
488-3945
TEL
482-3559
,
482-0507,
482-1577
Email:
rype@riyadhpe.com
Website:
www.philembassy- riyadh.org
CONSULAR
SECTION
FAX
:
488-3945
TEL:
482-3816
help- consular@riyadhpe.com
ATN
SECTION
482-4354,
480-1918,
help-atn@riyadhpe.com
Labor
Attach
/
OWWA
(Riyadh)
FAX
483-2204
Phones
483-2201
to
3
MOBILE
054-591-7834
polo- riyadh@riyadhpe.com
Labor
Attach
/
OWWA
(Eastern
Region)
TEL
(03)
894-1846,
894- 2890
MOBILE:
0501269742
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All
penalties
and
fines
accruing
to
an
illegal
worker
before
6
April
2013
will
be
waived,
except
for
regular
processing
charges.
Private
rights
claims
between
a
Filipino
worker
and
his/her
current
employer
will
be
settled
through
the
court,
and
will
not
prevent
the
Filipino
worker
to
transfer
to
a
new
employer.
Employers
are
now
clearly
obligated
to
hand
over
to
the
worker
all
his
personal
documents
such
as
passports
and
residency
permit
(iqama)
upon
request.
Employers
are
also
obligated
to
make
sure
that
the
residency
permit
(iqama)
of
workers
are
valid.
Failure
to
do
so
is
sufficient
grounds
for
a
worker
to
end
their
contractual
relationship.
Specific
details
of
the
guidelines
are
available
in
both
English
and
Filipino
on
the
Embassys
website:
www.philembassy-riyadh.org
The
Ministry
of
Labor
also
has
a
customer
service
number
that
can
be
contacted:
920
001
173.
Illegal
Filipino
workers
are
advised
to
read
the
guidelines
carefully
and
make
their
way
to
the
nearest
Passports
Office
(Jawazat)
or
Labor
Office
as
follows:
CATEGORY
OFFICE
TO
PROCEED
TO
Illegal
Filipino
worker
wanting
Final
Exit
Passports
Office
(Jawazat)
Absconded
(huroob)
workers
wanting
to
Labor
Office
return
to
their
original
employer
or
transfer
to
a
new
employer
Runaway
household
service
worker
wanting
Passports
Office
(Jawazat)
to
return
to
their
original
individual
employer
or
transfer
to
a
new
individual
employer
Runaway
household
service
worker
wanting
Labor
Office
to
transfer
to
a
private
sector
company
Hajj
and
Umrah
overstayers
wanting
to
Passports
Office
(Jawazat)
correct
their
status
with
original
individual
employer
Hajj
and
Umrah
overstayers
wanting
to
Passports
Office
(Jawazat),
correct
their
status
with
private
sector
then
Labor
Office
companies
PHLEmbRiyadh
EMBASSY
Diplomatic
Quarter
Ummayah
Abu
As-Salat
Street
P.O.
94366,
Riyadh
11693
Fax
(9661)
488-3945
TEL
482-3559
,
482-0507,
482-1577
Email:
rype@riyadhpe.com
Website:
www.philembassy- riyadh.org
CONSULAR
SECTION
FAX
:
488-3945
TEL:
482-3816
help- consular@riyadhpe.com
ATN
SECTION
482-4354,
480-1918,
help-atn@riyadhpe.com
Labor
Attach
/
OWWA
(Riyadh)
FAX
483-2204
Phones
483-2201
to
3
MOBILE
054-591-7834
polo- riyadh@riyadhpe.com
Labor
Attach
/
OWWA
(Eastern
Region)
TEL
(03)
894-1846,
894- 2890
MOBILE:
0501269742
polo-eastern@riyadhpe.com
www.facebook.com/philemb assyriyadh
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