"Saudi Arabia finds 1,225 firms violating midday work ban", 17 August 2015

About 1,225 firms were found to have violated the midday work ban in Saudi Arabia, according to a report by Arab News. The kingdom, like other Gulf countries, has put in place a work ban during summer months when temperatures could potentially soar up to 50 degree celsius in the region. Companies are prohibited from making their blue-collar workers carry out any tasks under direct sunlight from 12pm to 3pm in the afternoon. The ban came into effect on June 15 and will end on September 15. Saudi Arabia’s ministry of labour said that it cracked down on firms violating the midday work ban through social media reports and complaints received through its customer service line.Following inspections of these sites, the ministry said that it will penalise all companies that flouted the ban...