Labour and Social Development Minister, Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan, has announced that the rate of compliance with the summer afternoon outdoor work ban has reached 99.7%.
While commenting on the end of the afternoon outdoor work ban for this summer, he said that the Labour Ministry’s specialised teams had carried out 13,658 surprise and regular inspection visits to work sites during the ban, which started on July 1 and ends today, and reported 30 violating establishments and 42 workers, noting that legal action will be taken against violators.