Article (8) General Provisions
1. The parties to the dispute shall comply with all applicable laws and rules regulating labor relations by exhausting collective dispute means and procedures.
2. The Ministry may take the following measures in order to address the consequences arising from a collective labor dispute:
a. Revocation of work permits without the consent of the Employer. It may also defer fines resulting from failure to provide the Ministry with the worker’s work contract or renew the work permits at the expense of the entity party to the dispute, in accordance with the legislation in force in this regard; and
b. Coordination with the Concerned Authorities to complete the procedures for cancelling workers’ residency permits and enabling them to leave the State or regularize their status in accordance with the procedures followed in the applicable legislation.