Pakistan, Oct. 23 -- Saudi Arabia has banned employers from charging any fees to their domestic workers, including for recruitment and work permits, setting maximum penalties of a fine worth 20,000 riyals (SR) and a three-year ban on hiring, according to Saudi Gazette.

The Saudi outlet reported on Monday that employers were banned from "charging any fees from their domestic workers", including those "related to recruitment, change of professions, transfer of services, residency permit (iqama) and work permits".

Saudi Gazette said the provisions were included in the "Guide to the Rights and Obligations of Domestic Workers", issued by the Saudi human resources ministry. It added that the new regulations "include a package of rights that g...