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Travelling to/from Saudi Arabia during Umrah/Hajj season

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Below are the travel requirements for passengers travelling to/from Saudi Arabia during Umrah/Hajj season.

Flights will arrive at and depart from Terminal 1 at Jeddah Airport.

**Between 30 May 2023 and 28 June 2023 Muslim passengers with business, tourist or visit visa can’t travel to Jeddah, Madinah, Taif or Yanbu but can travel from these cities.

Travel restrictions and entry requirements

Below are the travel requirements for passengers travelling to/from Saudi Arabia during Umrah/Hajj season.

Travel restrictions and entry requirements

  • Female passengers:
    • Women under the age of 45 must be accompanied by a Mahram (a male member of their immediate family) for Hajj. The Mahram’s name must be endorsed on the visa. If a female passenger is travelling with a group of pilgrims, the group leader can act as a Mahram.
    • Women over the age of 45 may travel within a tour group and without a Mahram provided they submit a notarised letter of no objection from someone who could be considered their Mahram, authorising travel for Hajj with the named group.
  • Non-GCC nationals with Hajj visa can only travel to/from Jeddah, Madinah, Taif or Yanbu.
  • Citizens of the GCC countries with Hajj permit, can travel to/from Jeddah, Madinah, Taif or Yanbu and other destinations in Saudi Arabia.
  • Citizens of the GCC countries travelling to Jeddah, Madinah, Taif, or Yanbu for purposes other than performing Hajj, need to sign a pledge form stating their purpose of travel and confirming that they will not wear the Ihram.
  • Muslim passengers holding business, visit, or tourist visa can’t travel to Jeddah, Madinah, Taif or Yanbu between 30 May 2023 and 28 June 2023, however, they can travel to any other destination in Saudi Arabia. This does not apply to:
    • Guests of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Program for Hajj and Umrah.
    • Guests of the Ministry of Media who will cover the 2023 Hajj season.
    • Passengers holding visit visas for business, media events, doctors, exports and diplomats, travelling to Jeddah, Madinah, Taif or Yanbu from 30 May 2023 to 28 June 2023 inclusive, must obtain prior approval from the Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Hajj and Umrah.
  • Muslim housemaids/drivers accompanying GCC nationals must hold Hajj visa to clear immigration in Jeddah or Madinah.
  • Non-Muslim housemaids/drivers accompanying GCC nationals are not permitted to enter Jeddah, Madinah, Taif and Yanbu between 21 May 2023 and 27 June 2023 inclusive.

Source: Flydubai

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The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development withdraws the licenses of 9 recruitment offices and stops the activity of 17 offices for violating the regulations and regulations of the labor system Saudi Press Agency

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The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development withdraws the licenses of 9 recruitment offices and stops the activity of 17 offices for violating the regulations and regulations of the labor system Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh 07 Muharram 1444 AH corresponding to 05 August 2022 AD

The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development issued a decision to withdraw the licenses of 9 recruitment offices and suspend the activity of 17 offices for two months as an alternative penalty, for violating the regulations and regulations of the labor system during the months of June and July 2022.

This comes within the Ministry’s efforts to follow up and continuously monitor the recruitment sector, to ensure the implementation of the decisions issued by it, which would preserve the rights of employers, and develop the sector. Its Musaned platform continues its work on developing the recruitment sector and providing multiple services to improve and facilitate the quality of services provided to individuals, and resolve complaints and disputes that may occur between the parties to the contractual relationship.

The ministry calls on everyone to report any violations related to the recruitment sector by calling the unified number (19911), or through the ministry’s application available through smart phone devices.

Source: SPA

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SR 500 na multa para sa pagsusuot ng malaswa na shorts sa Saudi Arabia

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Ang pagsusuot ng indecent shorts sa Saudi Arabia ay isang paglabag sa pampublikong ugali at may parusang multang SR 500.

Public Decorum Code 2019

Ang Public Decorum code 2019 ay nagpapataw ng mga multa at pagkakulong sa maling pag-uugali sa mga pampublikong lugar. Pinarurusahan ng batas ang mga nagdudulot ng panganib sa mga tao o nakakasakit sa kalikasan.

Ang batas ay nagsasaad na ang pagsusuot ng “malaswa” na mga damit, at pagpapakita ng mga nakakasakit na larawan, simbolo o parirala ay isang gawang mapaparusahan ng Estado ng Saudi Arabia na may multang SR 200.

Ano ang indecent shorts?

Paglilinaw sa pahayag, si Badr Al Zayani, na dating pinuno ng Saudi Public Decorum Society, ang mga shorts na hindi lampas sa tuhod ay itinuturing na bastos na isuot sa publiko.

Sa isang panayam, sinabi niya na mayroong iba’t ibang uri ng shorts tulad ng shorts para sa paglalaro ng football, basketball, paglalakad, paglangoy, atbp. Kailangang maunawaan ng mga tao na mainam na magsuot ng mga ito habang naglalaro ng partikular na laro ngunit hindi sa isang shopping mall o isang pampublikong parke.

Ipinahayag din niya na ang mga pampublikong lugar ay iba sa mga beach at ang mga pampublikong lugar ay may dressing code.

Pinagmulan: Gulf News

Bawal Shorts sa mga Mosque

Ang isa pang sugnay ay idinagdag sa Public Decorum code 2019 ayon sa kung saan SR 500 na multa ang ipinapataw sa mga nagsusuot ng anumang uri ng shorts sa mga Mosque sa Saudi Arabia.

Pinagmulan: Saudi Gazette

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MHRSD: No work permits for newly hired foreign workers in Nitaqat yellow category

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Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH — The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD) has stated that no work permits will be issued for the newly hired foreign workers of companies and establishments that fall within the yellow category of the Updated Nitaqat Saudization program.

The ministry made this clarification with regard to queries about the possibility of issuing a work permit for the newly hired foreign workers in the establishments that are within the yellow category of the Updated Nitaqat program.

It further added that the work permit of the foreign worker in the yellow category establishment would not be renewed in the event of the worker spending more than six years in Saudi Arabia.

A few years ago, the ministry decided to eliminate the yellow band of the Nitaqat program effective from January 26, 2020. The decision was to automatically transform yellow-rated companies to the red band and to consider noncompliant with Saudization levels until their rating improves. Such downgraded companies would not be able to apply for new visas for foreign nationals, change foreign workers’ professions or renew work permits until their ratings improve.

The ministry started implementing the Updated Nitaqat program for all private-sector companies and establishments from Dec.1 2021. This was in line with the ministry’s labor market strategy that aims to enhance market efficiency and provide new attractive jobs for young Saudi men and women.

It is worth mentioning that the Updated Nitaqat program aims to increase and expand job opportunities, and raise the participation of Saudi male and female citizens in the labor market, and thus contributing to the Kingdom’s gross domestic product (GDP). The program, which comes in line with the other localization programs launched by the ministry, targets to create more than 340,000 jobs within three years. The first version of the Nitaqat program was launched in 2011, which aimed to encourage the localization of jobs and set a minimum wage for Saudis in the private sector.

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Bagong Batas ng Saudi na Ikukulong ang mga Cross-dresser ng Hanggang 3 Taon

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Nagbabala ang isang eksperto na ang mga taong lumalabas sa publiko na nakadamit tulad ng ibang kasarian ay maaaring maharap ng hanggang tatlong taon sa bilangguan sa ilalim ng bagong penal code ng Saudi Arabia.

Ayon kay Mohammed Al Wahaibi, legal na tagapayo sa Saudi TV Al Saudaih, ang sinumang gumagaya sa ibang kasarian sa pananamit, hitsura, at anyo ay mahaharap sa malupit na parusa.

Sa ilang mga kaso, ang pagsusuot ng damit na lumalabag sa pampublikong ugali at lumalabag sa moralidad ay maaaring maging isang krimen. Ayon sa mga regulasyon ng penal, ang kasuotan na nagmumungkahi ng panggagaya sa kababaihan ay ilegal.

Ito ay pinlano na maglabas ng isang bagong penal code sa lalong madaling panahon na tutugon sa imitasyon ng mga hitsura at pananamit ng isang kasarian ng isa pa.

Ang krimen ay hindi isang felony. Ito ay isang krimen na nagdadala ng maximum na sentensiya ng tatlong taon sa bilangguan,” aniya.

Ang lipunan ng Saudi ay kilala sa konserbatismo, mabuting moral at magandang hitsura, at hindi namin kukunsintihin ang anumang pag-aalipusta o pagbaluktot sa imaheng iyon.”

Ang mga bantay sa mga pampublikong lugar at palengke ay dapat lamang mag-ulat ng mga kaso ng cross-dressing, hindi arestuhin ang mga nagkasala, dahil responsibilidad iyon ng pulisya.

Ang ulat ay hindi nakatanggap ng agarang opisyal na tugon.

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Paalala ng Saudi Government sa lahat ng papunta sa Kaharian

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Referral of a citizen to the Public Prosecution Transfer and easy entry of an American non-Muslim journalist to the holy capital

The media spokesman of the Makkah Region Police stated that the region police referred to the Public Prosecution an accomplice citizen who transferred and facilitated the entry of one of the journalists (non-Muslims) and holds American citizenship to the Holy Capital through his behavior of the path of Muslims, in clear violation of the regulations prohibiting the entry of Mecca for non-Muslims, where he

The media spokesman of the Makkah Region Police noted to all those coming to the Kingdom the need to respect the regulations and abide by what they require, especially with regard to the Two Holy Mosques and the Holy Sites, and that any violation of this kind is a crime that will not be tolerated, and penalties will be applied to the perpetrators based on the relevant regulations. The case of the journalist who committed the crime has been referred to the Public Prosecution to take what is necessary against him in accordance with the regulations.

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Metro Manila mananatili sa Alert Level 1 hanggang Hulyo 31

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Ipinako ang Metro Manila at iba pang lugar sa Alert Level 1 mula Hulyo 16 hanggang Hulyo 31.

Ayon sa Department of Health nitong Martes, ibinaba rin ang General Santos City at 18 pang lugar sa Alert Level 1.

Nasa ilalim ang kumpletong listahan ng mga lugar na nasa Alert Level 1 hanggang Hulyo 31:

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Repatriation Command Center, ilulunsad na ng DMW ngayong linggo

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Magbubukas na ang 1-Repatriation Command Center ng Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) ngayong linggo.

Sa abiso ng DMW, ilulunsad ang 1-ORCC sa darating na Miyerkules sa tanggapan ng POEA sa Ortigas Avenue, Mandaluyong.

Ang naturang command center ang siyang magiging kauna-unahang Flagship Program ni DMW Secretary Susan Ople na layong magsilbing one-stop shop para sa pagaasikaso ng repatriation ng mga distressed OFW gayundin ang pagpapauwi ng labi ng mga nasawing migrant workers.

Inaasahang magbibigay ito ng kinakailangang tulong para sa mga OFW anuman ang kanilang employment status.

Makakatuwang naman ng DMW sa programa ang ilang government agencies gaya ng Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) at Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), pribadong sektor, at iba pang stakeholders.

Nauna nang sinabi ni DMW Secretary Susan Ople na nais nitong magkaroon ng iisang dudulugan ang mga pamilya ng OFWs na nangangailangan ng tulong sa ibang bansa.

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OWWA maglulunsad ng programa para sa mga anak ng OFWs

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MANILA, Philippines- Inanunsyo ng Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) nitong Martes na inaprubahan ng board of trustees nito ang resolusyon na bubuo ng flagship program para sa proteksyon at kapakanan ng mga anak ng overseas Filipino workers.
Inihayag ng OWWA na sa Board Resolution Number 7 nito, inaprubahan ang OFW Children’s Circle (OCC) noong Hulyo 15 ng OWWA Board of Trustees sa pangunguna ni Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma, kasama si Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople.
Nais ni Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. na pagaanin ang buhay ng mga OFWat kanilang mga anak sa ilalim ng kanyang administrasyon.
Sinabi rin ng OWWA na tutulungan ng OCC ang mga anak ng OFW na ipakita ang kanilang mga kakayahan at talendo, pagbutihin ang kanilang social skills, mahasa ang kanilang coping mechanisms, at bigyan sila ng kaalaman sa youth-centered at civic advocacies kagaya ng environment at climate change, values reorientation, digital literacy, at anti-drugs at substance abuse.
“The OCC aims to help OFW children to achieve their full potential in community- and nation-building. It will also address the societal impact of labor migration, such as separation from an OFW-parent, as well as negative effects on their well-being and mental health,” pahayag ng OWWA.
“OCC programs and activities aim to help children cope with the negative effects and social costs of migration, not to mention the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and other global emergencies,” dagdag nito.
Hindi bababa sa P15 milyon ang inilaan ng OWWA Board of Trustees fpara sa inisyal na implementasyon ng programa, na saklaw ang operational at administrative expenses nito.
Ayon pa sa OWWA, inisyal na ipatutupad ang OCC sa regional welfare offices sa National Capital Region, Ilocos Region, Calabarzon, Central Visayas, at Davao Region.
Susundan ito ng implementasyon ng programa sa lahat ng OWWA regional welfare offices. RNT/SA
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Cases in which Domestic Workers can transferred to another Employer without approval of first employer

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The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD) in Saudi Arabia has clarified the cases in which the domestic worker can transfer to another employer without obtaining the approval of the first employer.

1. It is proven that the employer of the domestic worker was late in paying the salary of the domestic worker for a period of 3 continuous or separate salaries without a reason attributed to the domestic worker.

2. Failure to receive the domestic worker from the intermediary recruitment office, or without accommodation, within 15 days from the date of being notified by the recruitment office of domestic worker arrival in the Kingdom.

3. Failure to get iqama (residence permit) for the domestic worker, or not renewing it even after 30 days specified from the date of issuance or renewal.

4. The home business owner renting the services of the domestic worker to others.

5. Evidence of that the domestic worker has been assigned to dangerous work that threatens his or her health or the safety of his body.

6. Proof of that the domestic worker or a family member of employer has mistreated.

7. The presence of a complaint by the domestic worker against the employer and the domestic employer has caused her to prolong her consideration, given that the domestic worker has not caused or contributed to the prolongation of the complaint as well.

8. The domestic employer has submitted an incorrect report of Huroob (Absent From Work) against the domestic worker.

9. Failure of the domestic employer or his representative to appear before the domestic service workers, dispute settlement committees for 2 hearings of which he is notified.

10. If it is proven that the services of the domestic worker have been transferred to another employer without his knowledge.

11. If the domestic employer is absent, either due to his travel, imprisonment, or any other reason, and this results in the inability to pay the domestic worker’s salaries.