Is It Forbidden To Employ Foreign Personnel As Domestic Workers?

27.10.2017

WHAT ARE THE CONDITIONS OF GETTING A WORK PERMIT TO EMPLOY FOREIGNERS AS DOMESTIC WORKERS?

The work permit applications made for employing foreign personnel for house work are assessed carefully by The Ministry of Labor and Social Security and to prevent abuse in this work field and to provide the security of foreign workers with permit, this process is run as follows:

1- Foreign personnel are not given permit to work in a residence except for the people who need nursing for old and ill persons and small children.
2- It is obligatory to prove the illness which requires care with a health report.
3- Except for the situations that require serious care, male foreigners are not allowed to work in a residence.

Source: The Ministry of Labor and Social Security