Article no. 9 of the modified law stipulates the creation of a public body of legal personality and an attached budget and supervised by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor.
The body shall manage the Ministry’s activities as well as importing labor at the request of their employers. Moreover, article no. 10 of the adjusted law forbids employers from bringing in labor to the country without the Ministry’s approval.
Employers are also not allowed to hire labor from inside or outside the country without assigning any labor to them; otherwise they would be entitled to furnish expenses of their home return.
Once the employee is reported absent or decided to work with a different employer, the original employer is exempted from any expenses concerning the employee.
The parliament also approved two draft laws; one on the public authority for manpower while the other concerns unemployment insurance. Meanwhile, the National Assembly discussed the call by the Public Prosecution for lift of parliamentary immunity of three MPs on different grounds, and the result of the vote went against the recommendation.
After review and discussion of the reports of the Legislative and Legal Affairs Committee, the vote was 24 nays for lift of immunity of MP Safa Al-Hashem on grounds of a press offense, and there were also 26 nays to lift of immunity of MP Nabil Al- Fadhil on a criminal offense.
Meanwhile, 24 MPs voted against lift of immunity of member Abdelhamid Dashti on a media offense. Parliament Speaker Ali Fahad Al-Rashid called for a 15-minute break following the vote.
