This is part of an agreement recently signed by the two countries' labour ministries, according to Ahmad Al Faheed, undersecretary for international affairs at the Saudi labour ministry.
He said that the hiring of Indian maids will be resumed soon after it was halted due to conditions imposed by the Indian government.
A few years ago, the Indian government set certain conditions on the hiring of Indian maids, such as fixed deposits in the Indian embassies and high salaries for the maids.
Many Gulf families, however, complained it was too expensive to hire such unskilled maids, as they have to be trained for months before they can handle all the work.
Al Faheed revealed that the Saudi ministry will sign similar agreements with three other countries that supply domestic workers within the year.
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