Saudi Arabia to ease restrictions on foreign workers
The labor overhaul will allow foreign workers to leave the country without their employers' approval.
Saudi Arabia is loosening a number of restrictions that kept expats working in the kingdom legally bound to their employers.
The Ministry of Human Resources says the labor reforms unveiled Wednesday will allow foreign workers in the private sector to switch jobs without the permission of their current employers. Under the new rules, expats also won’t need their employer’s consent to travel abroad.