During the past week, 13,801 people have been arrested in raids across the country, ministry sources said. Of these, 7,983 were people whose residence permits had expired, 4,023 who had entered the country illegally and 1,825 who had violated labor laws.
Riyadh Saudi Arabia, First Published Mar 29, 2022, 8:04 PM IST
Riyadh: The Interior Ministry is continuing its crackdown on expatriate criminals in Saudi Arabia. More than 13,000 offenders have been arrested in the past week. Those arrested were those whose residency had expired, those who had entered the country illegally and those who had violated labor laws. The inspection is being carried out in collaboration with various departments under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
During the past week, 13,801 people have been arrested in raids across the country, ministry sources said. Of these, 7,983 were people whose residence permits had expired, 4,023 who had entered the country illegally and 1,825 who had violated labor laws. Of those who infiltrated, 61 percent were Yemenis and 28 percent were Ethiopians. The remaining 11 percent are from other countries. In addition, 45 people have been arrested for aiding and abetting criminals. The ministry also said that the arrests of 103,570 people have already been completed and handed over to the concerned departments for deportation. Of these, 90931 are males and 12631 are females.
Checking to find employees who do not have medical insurance in Saudi
Riyadh: Inspection to find employees without health insurance in private sector companies in Saudi Arabia. The inspection is being carried out in collaboration with the Saudi Insurance Council. Depending on the size of the establishment, the fines range from 2,000 riyals to 20,000 riyals per employee. There is a rule that if an employee of the company wants to renew the insurance, all the employees must have insurance.
The inspection is part of finding out who does not have health insurance at the institution. To this end, the process of linking the institutions with the Council of Cooperative Council, the Saudi Insurance Authority, is in progress. If the employee does not have insurance coverage, the employer will be fined.
Category A companies with more than 51 employees will be fined 20,000 riyals each, B category companies with 11 to 50 employees will be fined 5,000 riyals and companies with less than 10 employees will be fined 2,000 riyals.
Insurance coverage is checked by officials who inspect establishments. The Ministry of Labor said it was constantly campaigning to speed up the process of linking CCHI.
A unified health insurance package is mandatory for both domestic and foreign employees and their families. Until now, the practice of taking and renewing insurance only for Iqama renewal continued. The new move changes this. If one person in the institution wants to renew the insurance, the premium amount of all the insured persons in that institution will have to be paid together.
Last Updated Mar 29, 2022, 8:04 PM IST
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