JEDDAH: The Ministry of Labor has warned that those involved in recruitment fraud would be fined and imprisoned.

In a statement carried by a local publication recently, the ministry stated that there would be strict monitoring of all agreements signed with countries sending workers to the Kingdom. All recruiters would have to register on the Musaned electronic portal site, which is linked to countries abroad, including the Kingdom’s embassies. There would be continuous and unannounced raids on offices involved in recruiting workers.

It warned that citizens and expatriates should deal with unauthorized offices. Members of the public can check whether an operator is licensed by logging on to the Musaned website.

If they encounter any problems, they can file complaints on musaned.gov.sa, the customer service line 19911, or through the branches of the labor ministry across the country. All complaints would be investigated and violators held accountable, the ministry stated.