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

Saudi Arabia has abolished the Kafala system, a labour sponsorship scheme that governed the rights and lives of millions of ...

Saudi Arabia has decided to replace the decades-old Kafala system. But what is the Kafala system, and why is it often ...

Kafala system created a sense of ownership of migrant workers by some employers, as all major decisions, including changing ...

Saudi Arabia ended its 50-year long Kafala system, in a landmark labour reform for the Kingdom. Migrants are set to benefit ...

The abolition of the Kafala system in Saudi Arabia is expected to bring profound and positive changes to the lives of the ...

Saudi Arabia has abolished the Kafala system, enhancing the rights of over 10 million migrant workers, including 2.5 million Indians.

Announced in June 2025, the reform marks one of the kingdom’s most significant social and economic shifts, directly ...

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

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

THE chairman of the House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs has welcomed Saudi Arabia’s abolition of the Kafala system, ...

Saudi Arabia has officially abolished its decades-old Kafala (sponsorship) system as part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Vision 2030 initiative.