Saudi Arabia has stopped Egyptians protesting the delay of their salaries

The Egyptian consulate in Riyadh announced the formation of a crisis cell to follow up on the arrest of two Egyptians who gathered last Wednesday among other national protesters in front of a construction company in the eastern Saudi province of Dhahran to protest the delay in their salaries.

The consulate said in a report published on its Facebook page that the gathering resulted in the arrest of a number of them, including Egyptian citizens, without going into details about the numbers and charges.

The consulate indicated that it had sent a legal adviser to the Mission to Dhahran, where he had met with the detained Egyptians, security officials and the Public Prosecutor's Office to learn about the legal status of the detainees.

The Egyptian consulate stressed that it would continue to provide all possible assistance and support, stressing the importance of complying with the laws, regulations and rules applied in Saudi Arabia.

The number of Egyptian workers in the private sector is about 2 million and 660 thousand Saudi.

Criticism of the consulate
One of them, Ahmed Salah, said he left the company, which was demonstrating in front of its Egyptian headquarters two months ago, explaining that it had delayed payment of workers' wages for six months and had prevented them from taking advantage of their holidays. In June.

Many commentators criticized the performance of the Egyptian consulate in the Saudi capital, describing it as very weak, and that it did not provide any assistance to defend the rights of Egyptians residing in the kingdom.

Commentators spoke of some of their suffering in the institutions in which they work in different areas in Saudi Arabia, including not receiving long-term salary, and the sponsor to keep the passport, and not get the benefits of the end of work.

One of the Egyptians also said that he received a court ruling in Saudi Arabia for his benefit against his employer, who has not paid him for many months, but the ruling remained a dead letter, and the consulate did not help to help him to extract his rights, he said.