Al-Madina, 22 June 2024: The Musaned Program has confirmed that transferring domestic workers’ salaries via digital wallets will be mandatory as of the beginning of next July, as part of the measures being implemented to control the recruitment sector.

The “Musaned” program confirmed that transferring domestic workers’ salaries via digital wallets will be mandatory starting from the beginning of July 2024, as part of the measures being implemented to regulate the recruitment sector.

The program has advised benefiting from the domestic workers’ salaries icon available in digital wallets, as it is a tool for documenting wage payment.

Only the employer can transfer their salaries, as the worker’s data is available to them.

In a related context, the program indicated that until 1 July 2024, transfers can be made through the channels approved by the “Musaned” platform’s domestic workers’ salary transfer system to document the payment of salaries.

The Musaned platform for recruiting domestic workers achieved remarkable achievements in the recruitment sector for the year 2023.

The total number of recruitment contracts made through the Musaned platform reached more than two million contracts, in a proactive step that imrpoves the platform’s international status.

New countries were added to the list of countries available for recruiting domestic workers, such as Ethiopia, Burundi, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Gambia.

The number of countries available for recruiting female domestic workers reached 33 countries, providing many different options for beneficiaries.

In response to economic changes, the Ministry has reviewed costs, services provided, and systems.

As a result, the platform lowered the maximum recruitment prices for domestic workers in 2023 for several countries.

These countries included the Philippines at 14,700 riyals, Uganda at 8,300, Kenya at 9,000 riyals, Sri Lanka at 13,800, Bangladesh at 11,750 riyals, and Ethiopia at 5,900 riyals.

With increased competition among service providers, beneficiaries can find the most affordable options with the highest service quality and satisfaction through the platform.

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