The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has moved to cut the maximum hiring costs for domestic workers of Kenyan origin by up to 17.2 percent, alongside those of other countries that include Uganda, Ethiopia, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
In a statement from the country’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development on Tuesday, the upper limit for recruiting Kenyan workers was slashed the most in the group of six, reducing by Sh80,000 from SR10,870 (Sh465,215) to SR9,000 (Sh385,182).
