But the law in Saudi Arabia does not allow one to work for anyone other than a specified employer or kafeel,” Shariful told bdnews24.com. Free Visa: A Death TrapBangladeshi migrant workers have been moving to Saudi Arabia under ‘free visa’ scheme, which allows them to go there without any specific job placement. There is no legal basis whatsoever for the notion of 'free visas' in Saudi Arabia. “It is often seen that a small company in Saudi Arabia without any capacity to employ workers nevertheless takes approval to hire some workers. Then the migrant workers take their Iqama (work permit) from that employer and start working elsewhere,” he explained.

Source: bd News24 November 14, 2019 07:56 UTC