Saudi Arabia: Ministerial Decision No. 2836 of 2006 / 1427H on Working Hours

 

Title

 

 

Saudi Arabia: Ministerial Decision No. 2836 of 2006 / 1427H on Working Hours

 

 

Date of adoption

 

 

2 October 2006

 

Entry into force

 

 

In effect

 

 

Text versions

 

Arabic

 

Source:

 

The Ministry of Labor – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, accessed: 20 January 2014, http://portal.mol.gov.sa/ar/Documents/12836.pdf

 

 

Abstract

 

 

Keywords: Saudi Arabia, Laws & Regulations, Labour Migration, Work Conditions

 

This decision is in implementation of Art. 99 of the Labor Law (Royal Decree M/51).

 

The working hours shall be increased to nine hours a day for those working in the following places (Art. 1):

  1. Restaurants
  2. Hotels and hotel apartments
  3. Cafes
  4. Cafeterias
  5.  Hospitals, Dispensaries and Medical Clinics
  6. Markets and Commercial Shops
  7. Barber and Tailor Shops
  8. Gas Stations

 

The working hours shall be decreased to seven hours a day for those working in the following sectors (Art. 2):

  1. Mechanical Industries
  2. Construction Industries
  3. Textile Industries
  4. Chemical Industries
  5. Leather Industry
  6. Paper Industry
  7. Wood Industries
  8. Working underground