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

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

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

Announced in June 2025, the reform represents one of the most significant shifts in the kingdom’s labour policy. It is ...

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 officially abolished its 50-year-old Kafala system, a labor sponsorship framework that tied migrant workers ...

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

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

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

Saudi Arabia has officially abolished its decades-old Kafala system, a major reform that promises more freedom and rights for ...

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