1. Work may not be practised in the State, and the Employer may not recruit or employ any Worker, except after obtaining a work permit from the Ministry in accordance with the provisions of this Decree by law and its Executive Regulation. 2. The Executive Regulation of this Decree by law shall determine the conditions, controls and types of work permits, and the procedures for granting, renewing and cancelling them. 3. It is not permissible to carry out the activity of recruitment or mediation to recruit or employ Workers without a licence from the Ministry, in accordance with the conditions and procedures specified in the Executive Regulation of this Decree by law. 4. The Employer is prohibited from charging the Worker the fees and costs of recruitment and employment or collecting them from him, whether directly or indirectly. 5. The Minister shall, in coordination with the Concerned Authorities in the State, issue the resolutions decisions regulating the jobs for which the recruitment and employment of workers is prohibited, and the controls therefor.
Interpretation and application must be checked against the official text and current version.