47.5% workers holding domestic visas

The Occupational Safety Center affiliated to the Public Authority for Manpower began surprise campaigns to arrest workers who work directly under the summer heat, reports Al-Qabas daily. The daily added on the first day of the campaign which began on June 1, the inspectors issued 40 violations to construction workers and said 47.5 percent of these workers were found to be holding No 20 visa (domestic workers).

The daily added, the ban period during summer includes from noon until 4:00 pm and came into effect on June 1, 2022. During the campaign, which was headed by Hamad Al-Makhial, in the suburb of South Abdullah Al- Mubarak, which is witnessing extensive construction and building work, a number of violations were issued to companies that are not committed to hiring workers during the afternoon.

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