In this file photo, foreign workers wait before boarding police buses transferring them to an assembly center prior to their deportation in the Saudi capital Riyadh. (PHOTO / AFP)

RIYADH - Saudi Arabia will ease foreign workers’ contractual restrictions, including freedom to change jobs, the kingdom’s deputy minister for human resources said on Wednesday.

The plans, which will take effect in March 2021, include foreign workers’ right to leave the country without employers’ permission, Abdullah bin Nasser Abuthunain told reporters

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The plans, which will take effect in March 2021, include foreign workers’ right to leave the country without employers’ permission, Abdullah bin Nasser Abuthunain told reporters.

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The aim is improve Saudi labor market attractiveness, Abuthunain added.