Riyadh, Rajab 15, 1438, Apr 12, 2017, SPA -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Republic of The Philippines have signed a cooperation agreement to organize recruitment of public laborers with the aim to enhance joint interests regarding protecting rights of employers and laborers in the public category. The agreement was here signed yesterday by Dr. Ali bin Nasser Al-Ghafees, Minister of Labor and Social Development, and Philippines' acting Foreign Minister Enrique Manalo. The five-year agreement regulates recruitment costs in both countries for employment of public category. The agreement provides for opening a bank account by the employer on behalf of the employee of the public category to deposit his/her salary in accordance with the contract of employment. --SPA 18:10 LOCAL TIME 15:10 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w375338