RIYADH: Overseas Filipino workers and other expats, who seek to transfer their services to other employers in Saudi Arabia, are availing the facilities provided by the “Kawadir Labor” portal recently launched by the Gulf country’s Ministry of Labor and Social Development.
A number of private establishments and employers have uploaded over 2,200 resumes of their workers on the portal, which allows companies to recruit and avail themselves of high-skilled expat workers whose services are no longer needed by their original employers as well as benefit from their local experience, reported Arab News.
According to the latest statistics released by the ministry, workers’ CVs from more than 700 establishments have been requested by potential employers interested to in-source them through the portal.
The portal also reportedly opens new avenues for those with expired residence or work permits to seek employment with other companies, as well as for those who do not obtain their residence permits after arriving three months in the Kingdom to look for other sponsors.
The goal of the portal is to limit overseas recruitment by utilizing the existing expat workforce inside the Kingdom as their employers wish to terminate their contracts and transfer their services to other employers and private establishments, the report said.
The ministry has reportedly stressed that the portal only serves establishments with green and above labels in the Nitaqat program. On the other hand, it helps establishments with low Saudization let go their expat workers on their request and hire Saudi nationals instead and move up to a better range.
Employers can also upload the resumes of expats working in their companies via the portal to allow interested employers to attract suitable candidates as per their requirements. Employers need to obtain approval of their expat workers, however, before posting their work information on the portal, reported Arab News.
Those interested in employing expat job seekers inside the Kingdom or transferring the service of their employees can visit the website atwww.kawadir.com.sa, the report said.
