16. Whereas it is incumbent for any concerned quarter, whether employee or employer, or who
deputizes for them to refer to the Ministry of Labour and Social Development in any labour dispute
which could arise between the two parties, such to fulfil the rights of the disputants, particularly
since this consulting service is rendered by arbiters and specialists with experience and knowledge
in resolving labour disputes, and in accordance with the Law of Labour in the private sector issued
by virtue of Law Number (36) of 2012 and the relevant ministerial decisions.
17. In a qualitative development at the level of the Gulf Cooperation Council of the Arab Gulf states, the
provisions of Law Number (19) of 2007 concerning the regulation of the labour market as amended,
the foreign worker- without the approval of the employer- possesses the right to move to work
for any other employer without prejudice to the rights of the employer in accordance with the
provisions of the Law or the stipulations of the employment contract concluded between the two
parties, such provided that the foreign worker had passed in his present job at least one Gregorian
Calendar year.
18. The Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) shall grant to the foreign worker upon the expiry
or revocation of the issued permit concerning him a suitable period to enable him to move, in case
he so desires, to another employer and to have issued another work permit, and it is impermissible
for the worker to work during the said period, and concerning determining the procedures for the
foreign worker to move to another job and the rules of granting the grace period a decision shall be
issued by the Board of Directors of the Commission.
19. In all cases, the worker shall not have the right to move to another job and to avail of the grace
period, mentioned in the previous paragraph, in case he loses one condition or more concerning
the conditions for issuing the permit, or a categorical criminal ruling was issued against him or
concerning a felony violating honour or trust, or he breached the conditions of the work permit
issued regarding him.
20. Concerning providing cover and an environment legally protected to the expatriate Workers, a
shelter was built under the flag of the Migrant Workers Protection Society, which is considered the
first comprehensive center for providing preventive and guidance services to the Migrant Workers,
and it also includes a shelter for victims or the person vulnerable to human trafficking crimes.
21. The center (shelter) offers integrated services to the victims or to those who could become victims,
represented in providing security protection, medical services and the regular examination of the
inmates in cooperation with volunteers from a number of private hospitals, and psychological
health services in cooperation with social researchers, and legal consulting and offering legal advice
to the detainee and informing him of his rights and the mechanism for availing of them, and aiding
him to reach a settlement or filing a lawsuit in courts, and the Centre has direct communication with
a number of relevant governmental quarters, and embassies of some of the states exporting labour,
in addition to houses of worship for the various religions, and expatriate communities clubs.
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