My friend is working in saudi for approx?

Question

40 dollars per day for a 12 hour day seven days per week. he is a migrant worker..but the money seems like slave labour...is this the normal pay ???

Answer 1

In Tunisia they get like 150 dinars a month i heard and rely on tips. It's part of the middle east so it might be a little similar to saudi, but they'd pay a bit more because saudi's a rich country

Answer 2

look up exchange rate and cost of living in saudi. if it only costs 1 cent to buy a loaf of bread hes loaded.  

Answer 3

i used to live in dubai and calculated the details u have given into uae dirhams. yes that is about correct given his work and nationality.  it sound tough 7 days a week and yes it is pretty poorly paid but he has the choice to do the job or not i presume.  

Answer 4

How much would your bf make in his home country? Guess it would be less because otherwise he would not have taking a job in KSA.

As it was said before, the working hours are a bit long, but...............

Please be not offened by saying that with a better education your bf would not have to work as a cleaner. A cleaner in the UAE makes around USD 100 the month (but would be off Fridays).

There is a saying: You made the bed, now sleep in it.

Take care.

Answer 5

$40 per day * 30 days = $1200 = 4500 Saudi Riyals

That is more than enough to live on here.  His work hours are a little long, but it really depends on what his job is.  You didn't mention what his job is!  Where is your friend from?  If he's from a poor nation, then he's probably happy working hard here to save money to send home.

People in the US work for about $40 per day too.  Isn't the minimum wage $5.15 per hour?  Once they take out taxes, they get much less than that!!!  Many people can live on $1200 a month in the US, so definitely you can live in Saudi Arabia for that much!!!!

Answer 6

this is enough as long as he is single, from the 4500 SR/month he should pay minimum 1000-1500 for accomodation, food and billing cost another 1000-1500, transportation: if he owns a car the fuel will be costless.

To get married it will be so tight.

Answer 7

.....it's more to the minimum so it means his salary is ok plus there won't be income taxes to be deducted. He'll get the full amount of his salary......