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Tag Archives: KSA OFWs

Working Hours and Overtime for Workers in KSA, Explained


Working Hours and Overtime for Workers in KSA, Explained

A. Working Hours

  • The required working hours is only 8 hours a day or 48 hours a week (1 day off per week).
  • It can be raised to 9 hours a day for non-continuous type of work (broken time).
  • Prayer time is not included in the working hours..
  • The maximum number of hours per week is 60 (10 hours a day) for the types of work mentioned in article 106 of the Saudi Labor Law;  which are the following:

KSA’s Cooperative Health Insurance Law Explained

Council of Cooperative Health Insurance Secretariat General Headquarters Building. Imagesource:cchi.gov.sa

The Council of Cooperative Health Insurance - Ang sangay ng gobyerno na nagpapatupad ng Cooperative Health Insurance Law ng KSA.

Ano ang Cooperative Health Insurance Law?

Ito ay isang batas ng Saudi Arabia na binuo noong 1999 para sa libreng pagpapagamot, operasyon ng mga residents ng kaharian, mapa-Saudi national man or foreigner.

OFW na namatay, inilibing sa Riyadh na hindi alam ng pamilya sa Pilipinas

Noong nakaraang linggo, lumabas sa sabq online arabic news na nagsampa ng kaso ang isang Saudi advocate laban sa Ministry of Heatlh ng Riyadh. Ito ay dahil umano sa pagpalibing ng naturang ahensya sa isang namatay na Pilipino na hindi man lang pinaalam sa kanyang pamilya sa Pilipinas. Dagdag pa ng advocate na may nakabinbin pang reklamo ang yumaong pinoy laban sa kanyang employer sa Saudi Labor Court.

Detailed Overview of Procedure for Police Cases in Saudi Arabia

Image Source: wikipedia.com

Patnubay shares this information to achieve the following objectives:

1. To educate Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) about their rights and empower them on how to fight for those rights as per the existing laws and procedures.
2. To educate OFWs on sharing accurate reference to the media and non-government organizations (NGOs). Hence, refraining from providing false, misleading and inaccurate information that could muddle the issue.
3. To educate the officers of the Philippine embassy and consulate about the laws and procedures of Saudi Arabia before the Philippine government deploys them to Saudi Arabia.

Ang Mga Karapatan ng Taong Nagkaroon ng Injury sa KSA

Drafted by Tasio Espiritu
First posted in 2009 for patnubay.com

Ang mga karapatan ng manggawa sa saudi Arabia kung magkaroon ng aksidente or injury. Kaninong Obligasyon / Sinong mananagot kung maaksidente or mainjury ang isang manggawa?

  • GOSI – For work related injuries only.
  • Private Risk Insurances – example Motor, Life insurance and others
  • Employer – For work related pero walang GOSI, walang risk insurance
  • Taong naging dahilan ng injury – by filing Private Rights of Action .

KSA: Ministry won’t entertain requests for cancellation of ‘hurub’ from Sept. 17

Undocumented OFWs in Jeddah Hajj Terminal with volunteers of Thursday Group (NGO)

JEDDAH: IBRAHIM NAFFEE
Arabnews.com
Monday 20 August 2012

The Ministry of Labor has instructed all offices not to entertain the requests for canceling ‘hurub’ (disappearance of foreign workers) applications, effective Sept. 17.

KSA: Midday work ban comes into force

Image Source: arabnews.com

JEDDAH: SARAH ABDULLAH
Saturday 30 June 2012
Arabnews

Construction workers and other employees laboring outdoors are to finally get some relief from the sweltering summer temperatures as Saudi Arabia’s midday work ban begins today.

Patnubay Leaks: Dalawang Domestic Workers nakalusot papuntang Saudi kahit may Ban; Naabuso!

Patnubay Online’s Phone Interview with  OFWs Jovita Ang and Jocelyn Bagaoisan 
(Note: nasa email exchanges sa baba ang buong detalye) 

12 Videos: Kalayaan ng mga OFWs – Ang Pag-uwi sa Inang-bayan

Ang kalayaan para sa karamihan ay ang makagawa ng kahit anong gusto nilang gawin. Ang mga kawatang politiko naman kung uusigin na ng taong-bayan, ang kalayaan para sa kanila ay ang makaalis ng Pilipinas dala ang kanilang mga nakaw mula sa kaban ng bayan.

Subalit para sa maraming OFWs, ang kalayaan ay ang makauwi lamang sa inang-bayan. Nasa baba po ang ating 12 documentary videos na maari nyong mapanood at sana marinig ang mga simpleng sigaw ng mga OFWs para sa kalayaan na gusto nilang makamit ..

Featured Video: Occupational Injury Case – Cipriano Mindoro (KSA)


Related Links: Rights of Workers with Occupational Injuries 

Patnubay Leaks: An Open Email to the Philippine Government re: Unfactual Press Release About OFW Alfredo Salmos

This is our response to the unfactual Press Release made by Vice President Jejomar Binay about OFW Alfredo Salmos.

Patnubay is guided by the Principles of HAGIT (Honesty, Accountability, Good Governance, Integrity and Transparency). Thus, it is our obligation to tell the truth. If not now, then WHEN?

Featured Video: One Thursday Afternoon with Ka Arnel Codera

One Thursday Afternoon with Ka Arnel Codera

Patnubay Leaks: Pera ng yumaong OFW, Nawala ng Konsulada!

Pinili po nating ilagay ang email exchanges dito (sa halip na magsulat tayo ng isang artikulo) para ang katotohanan ay maipaparating natin ng maayos sa ating mga mambabasa.

Isang pamilya na umaasa  na may matatanggap na pera;  na kung walang isang nagmalasakit na kaibigan  na nagpa-abot sa atin ng kasong ito ay malamang habang buhay ang kanilang paghihintay sa nawalang pera.  Malinaw na may problema sa nasanayang sistema para sa pag-pauwi ng bangkay ng OFW at ang sistemang  ito ay dapat mabago.

Featured Video: The curious case of Mr. and Mrs. Durante

The Curious Case of Mr. and Mrs. Roberto Durante

Featured Video: 39 Cebuano Workers in Distress

39 Cebuano Workers in Distress

‎17 workers ng isang company ay kasalukuhang nakasampa ngayon ng kaso sa labor court laban sa kanilang company without the help of POLO kundi tayo lang.. Makikita at maiintindihan nyo sa video sa taas kung bakit ayaw nila na ang POLO-Riyadh ay

King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah Ready for Educational Cooperation with the Philippines

Ambassador Ezzedin Tago with KAU President H.E. Dr. Osama Sadik Al-Tayeb

Philippine Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Mr. Ezzedin Tago and Jeddah-based Consul General Uriel Norman Garibay visited the King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah on 15 April and met with its President H.E. Dr. Osama Sadik Al-Tayeb. During their meeting, they discussed educational cooperation between the two countries,