Jeddah, Sha'ban 29, 1438, May 25, 2017, SPA -- The Minister of Labor and Social Development, Dr. Ali bin Nasser Al-Ghafis, signed in Jeddah today a bilateral agreement for the recruitment of domestic workers with the Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Kenya Phylis J. Kandie. This came in an effort from the Ministry of Labor and Social Development to expand recruitment from the labor-sending countries and open new channels to meet increasing demand on skilled and trained domestic workers. The agreement comes to provide a legal framework to enhance cooperation between the two parties and protect the rights of both employers and domestic workers as well as regulate their contractual relationship. --SPA 13:22 LOCAL TIME 10:22 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w414275