Agency for Monitoring and Developing the Work Environment

The Work Environment Control and Development Agency is concerned with monitoring the compliance of private sector establishments with the provisions of the Labor Law and its regulations, in addition to the ministerial decisions issued for its implementation. Its field and office control operations cover all regions of the Kingdom throughout the year, to enhance the compliance of establishments in the labor market with the system, stimulating the participation of national human resources, and attracting, developing, and retaining competencies. The agency is an integrated and developed system of effective and automated control policies, tools, and procedures while committing to neutrality, confidentiality, and independence.

Agency objectives:

• Raising the level of compliance of the labor market with the provisions of the Labor Law, its regulations, and the decisions issued to implement it
• Protecting the rights of workers and employers
• Contributing to creating a suitable, safe, and attractive work environment
• Enhancing awareness of the Labor Law, its regulations, and the ministerial decisions implementing it
• Reducing cases of behavioral violations in the work environment
• Enhancing the commitment of establishments that have approved regulations
• Enhancing the commitment of establishments to the wage protection program
• Supporting the implementation of the Ministry’s policies, especially those related to increasing the rates of Emiratisation and raising the rate of women’s participation
• Developing policies, regulations, and procedures related to occupational safety and health
• Developing technical standards for occupational safety and health for private sector establishments
• Promoting a culture of prevention and building capacity in the field of occupational safety and health
• Contributing to enabling Saudis to work in occupational health and safety professions
• Raising the percentage of compatibility of work environments in the private sector with persons with disabilities
• Contributing to combating human trafficking crimes
• Raising the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's global ranking in related indicators
• Programs and initiatives to raise the compliance and commitment of establishments:
• Self-assessment program for establishments
• Service for approving work regulations
• Service for managing establishment sites
• Service for requesting a professional license in the gold and jewelry activity
• Wage protection program

The most prominent services of the agency:

• Objections and settlements service for labor violations
• Self-assessment
• Control of fines expenditures
• Approval of work regulations
• Receiving and processing reports
• Motivating establishments to develop work environments that are suitable for people with disabilities

Important links to review:

• The Agency's commitment to neutrality, independence, and confidentiality
• Department of Combating Trafficking in Persons Crimes
• General information on trafficking in persons crimes
• Training program
• Journal of the Institute of Public Administration - Special issue coinciding with the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons (Dhu al-Hijjah 1443 AH - July 2022 AD)