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SAUDI LABOR AND WORKMEN LAWImportant Note: This English translation of the regulations is for general information only.The Arabic text is the official text that has legal force.?Rules Regulation ?Labor Law : 6-2007Annouced By : Labor and Civil Care LawsSection : Labor Law?Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaBureau of Experts at the Council of MinistersOfficial Translation DepartmentTranslation of Saudi Laws?LABOR LAWRoyal Decree No. M/5123 Shaban 1426 / 27 September 2005?First Edition2006?In the name of Godthe Compassionatethe Merciful?This translation is provided for guidance. The governing text is the Arabic text.?PART IDEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONSChapter OneDefinitionsArticle (1):This law shall be called the Labor Law.Article (2):The following terms and phrases, whenever mentioned in this Law, shall have the meanings expressed next to them, unless the context requires otherwise:Ministry: Ministry of Labor.Minister: Minister of Labor.Labor Office: The administrative authority assuming jurisdiction over the labor affairs within an area specified by a decision of the Minister.Employer: Any natural or corporate person employing one or more workers for a wage.Worker: Any natural person working for an employer and under his management or supervision for a wage, even if he is not under his direct control.Minor: Any person of fifteen and below eighteen years of age.Work: The effort exerted in all human activities in execution of a (written or unwritten) work contract regardless of their nature or kind, be they industrial, trade, agricultural, technical or otherwise, whether physical or mental.Original Work: For individuals: Their usual business activities. For firms: The activities for which the firm has been established as stated in its articles of incorporation, franchise contract ?if a franchise company- or Commercial Register.Temporary Work: Work considered by its nature to be part of the employer抯 activities, the completion of which requires a specific period or relates t