Discover why Saudi Arabia abolished the 50-year-old Kafala labor sponsorship system, once seen as 'modern-day slavery.' Learn ...

Saudi Arabia has scrapped its decades-old Kafala system, freeing 13 million migrant workers, including 2.6 million Indians, ...

Saudi Arabia has come under scrutiny time and again for its treatment of foreign workers under the kafala system. This ...

Saudi Arabia’s historic labour reform replaces employer sponsorship with a contract-based system, empowering millions of ...

Saudi Arabia has abolished the Kafala system, enhancing the rights of over 10 million migrant workers, including 2.5 million Indians.

Saudi Arabia has scrapped its 75-year-old kafala sponsorship system and introduced a new Unified Employment Contract under Vision 2030. Yet, for milli ...

Saudi Arabia abolishes its decades-old Kafala system, granting 13 million migrant workers new freedom and stronger labour ...

Over 18 million workers were employed in Saudi Arabia in the second quarter of 2025 (Q2 CY2025). Out of these, nearly 77.5 ...

Saudi Arabia ended its 50-year long Kafala system, in a landmark labour reform for the Kingdom. Migrants are set to benefit ...

Saudi Arabia has abolished the Kafala system, a labour sponsorship scheme that governed the rights and lives of millions of ...

Under the Kafala system, foreign workers required a Saudi sponsor who controlled their visa and legal status, and in most ...

The kafala system in Gulf countries enables employers to seize passports, control movement, institutionalise abuse and turn ...