The number of canceled work permits increased by 44 percent within just three working days (72 hours) from January 25 to January 27, Al-Rai daily reported quoting the official figures issued by the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM).
A total of 5,215, work permits canceled on January 27 as compared to 3,627 canceled on January 24, thus the increase in cancellation of work permits was 1,588 in Just three days.
There are 4 main reasons for the new acceleration in the cancellation of work permits for expatriates. The final exit from the country, cancellation of work permit due to expiry of residency for expatriates outside the country, revocation of the work permit due to the expatriate’s death, and transfer of the work permit to family visa.
The number of work permits canceled due to the expatriate’s final exit from the country increased by 30 percent during the last three days, as the number on January 27 reached 2,415 compared to 1,859 work permits canceled for the same reason on January 24. The number of work permits canceled due to the death of the worker increased by 49 percent, reaching 342 work permits canceled on January 27, compared to 230 work permits canceled on Jan 24.