Muslims pray at the Grand Mosque during the annual Haj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia August 6, 2019. REUTERS/Umit BektasCAIRO – 14 March 2021: Egyptian working migrants in Saudi Arabia will not be subjected to the sponsorship system (Kafala) anymore after the Egyptian Consulate in Jeddah has received a report confirms the cancelation of the system as of March 14, 2021, according to a statement from the Egyptian Ministry of Manpower. The Kafeel system has been in use in the Gulf since the 1970s, forcing foreigners who wish to find employment to have a guarantor in the host country. The kafeel system has been always criticized by the International Labour Organisation and human rights organizations. Some Gulf countries started to move away from the kafeel system.

Source: Egypt Today March 14, 2021 14:15 UTC