Saudi Arabia’s Governor of Madinah province Faisal bin Salman bin Abdulaziz approved a number of measures to alleviate overcrowding in migrant workers housing located in residential neighborhoods, which are inhabited by about 17,000 workers.
Action is set to take place before the end of next week.
During his meeting with the main committee to study the conditions of expatriate labor housing, the Governor was briefed on the latest developments in model employment housing projects underway in three locations in Madinah, set to accommodate more than 7,000 workers.
The committee worked to end the accumulation of 1,600 workers during the past week, restricting nearly 800 housing units to employment, and took immediate measures to address the problem of overcrowding in workers’ housing sites in about 215 locations within neighborhoods.
The committee reformulated the employment housing sites, and transferred about 3000 workers to hotels or other locations that meet the statutory requirements, to reside in them temporarily until the rehabilitation of their housing headquarters or the provision of suitable housing for them by the employers.
In other news, quite prevailed at Al Masjid an Nabawi’s courtyards as the public continues to abide by quarantine imposed to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Although some Saudi measures have been relaxed in most cities, including Medina, some neighborhoods are still in the phase of total isolation.
Since the start of Islam’s holy month of fasting, Ramadan, the presidency of the Two Holy Mosques ordered the distribution of meals to the poor in an initiative focused on alleviating the suffering of those most affected by the virus crisis.
Madinah has recorded approximately 3,500 virus cases since mid-March after which a number of preventive measures were imposed.
