The Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) has revoked 33,414 work permits for expatriates whose residency has expired while they are stranded outside the country.
The total work permits reached 91,854, in addition to 44,264 licenses, while 30,700 files were removed that have expired or passed the date of their expiration to a full year, Al Rai reported.
In this regard, the Director of Public Relations and Media at the Public Authority for Manpower, Asil Al-Mezyed, stated that PAM has launched a new automated system, which will provide various services for a large segment of users and facilitate their procedures smoothly.
She indicated that the Information Systems Department has deleted some of the old details to improve the work of the automated system and save time and effort on entering the information in a way that guarantees speed and ease of procedures, so all old files whose details are deemed unnecessary related to employment and expired licences and work permits were erased, as the employer did not make a request to remove his files and details, and some employees ended their residency and left the country.
