The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Molsa) is set to launch a comprehensive campaign to ensure the compliance of companies with stipulations of the labour law, local Arabic daily Al Sharq has reported.
The search campaign will focus on compliance with the revised working hours for summer – until August 31 – at outdoor sites.
Strict penalties will be imposed on violating companies, ranging from suspension of their transactions at the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs to closing down the facility.
Labour inspectors will also look for companies that employ workers without proper work permits or those who are not sponsored by them.
Further, they will ensure that firms that have 500 employees or more provide health services to them through private clinics and hospitals.
Other key areas of concern during the upcoming campaign include the regular payment of workers’ wages and salaries, effective enforcement of health and safety regulations in the workplace, provision of proper workers’ accommodation and abiding by working hours.
The Ministry has assigned at least one inspector for every major company to follow up on its compliance with the law. Inspections could be both regular and sudden.
