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Domestic worker’s claim for years of unpaid wages
General Court, Hail (as reported) · Saudi Arabia · 2015-03 · National court
Citation: [case number to be added]
Type of case: Private
Outcome: Decided for the migrant side
Question
Can a domestic worker who was not paid for many years recover her wages through the courts?
What the court decided
As reported, the court ordered the employer to pay about SAR 68,000 in back wages and her ticket home; the employer appealed. [Check amount and years.]
In plain language
A Sri Lankan domestic worker said she had not been paid for over a decade. A court in Hail ordered the employer to pay her wages and her flight home.
Dalam bahasa sederhana
Seorang pekerja rumah tangga asal Sri Lanka mengaku tidak digaji lebih dari sepuluh tahun. Pengadilan di Hail memerintahkan majikan membayar upahnya dan tiket pulangnya.
Pertanyaan: Bisakah pekerja rumah tangga yang tidak digaji bertahun-tahun mendapatkan upahnya melalui pengadilan?
What happened afterwards
- 2015-03: Payment ordered; employer appeals (reported).
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Cite as: Institute for Migrant Rights (2026), Migration Jurisprudence from the South, version 0.1, https://theimr.org/court-decisions/d/sa-hail-dw-2015/. This page summarizes a court decision for research and advocacy; it is not legal advice.