862 companies referred to court over labor-related violations

Public Authority for Manpower revealed that 862 companies were referred to court over labor-related violations this year. According to report, inspections on these companies showed that they violated the provisions of Law No. 6 of 2010, concerning work in the private sector.

According to Director of Labor Inspection Department at the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) Mohammad Al- Ansari, 507 companies were referred to court for various violations, while 355 companies were sent to the investigations department.

These included 12 violations of occupational safety, 88 labor law violations, 20 special permanent suspension of files in addition to 387 violations for violation the text of Article 10 of the Labor Code, which shows that the licenses to practice the activity of these companies are not listed in the titles, which confirms the lack of actual need to registered employment. In the case of companies referred to the General Department of Investigation in the Ministry of Interior, a total of 355 companies were found to have violated the law. The violations were as follows 45 for occupational safety, 152 labor law violation, 75 permanent file suspension, and 83 for violating article 10 of the Labor Law.