Saudi Arabia Abolishes 50-Year Kafala System in Historic Reform for 13 Million Migrant Workers

Saudi Arabia’s historic labour reform, announced in June 2025, marks the official end of its decades-old kafala sponsorship system for an estimated 13 million migrant workers. The changes include new legal protections, freedom to change jobs without employer consent, and the removal of mandatory exit visas for foreign workers. While human rights organisations have welcomed warned that effective enforcement remains the key challenge ahead. Watch. #SaudiReform #KafalaAbolished #MigrantWorkers #Vision2030 #SaudiArabia #LabourRights #GCC #HumanRights #GlobalEconomy Mint is an Indian financial daily newspaper published by HT Media. The Mint YT Channel brings you cutting edge analysis of the latest business news and financial news. With in-depth market coverage, explainers and expert opinions, we break down and simplify business news for you. Click here to download the Mint App: https://livemint.onelink.me/MrDS/p0kx... Now make Mint your preferred source on Google and get business & finance updates first. Add here - https://www.google.com/preferences/so... Subscribe to Mint Premium Now: https://www.read.ht/Scaq Subscribe to Mint's WhatsApp Channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va91...