Housemaids from Bangladesh were the most in demand with the recruitment ratio reaching 21 per cent during last month, according to the monthly periodic bulletin issued by Musanid electronic gate of the Ministry of Labor and Social Development.
The demand for housemaids from the Philippines was 20 per cent, Saudi Gazette reported citing Makkah daily on Thursday.
Musnaid said the cheapest cost of recruitment were from Bangladesh and Uganda at SR7,000 and Kenya SR7,800.
On the other hand, it said the recruitment from the Philippines will cost SR14,000 while it is SR18,000 from each of India, Vietnam and Sri Lanka.
Musanid enables Saudi families to demand recruitment of house helps electronically. It provides all the data for recruitment and enables the employers to know the most reliable recruitment offices.
