In brief
Regulates volunteering with public and non-profit bodies: volunteers' rights and duties, volunteer teams, and the role of the National Volunteering Committee.
Summary of the law
Volunteers' rights
- Training, equipment and clothing, meals, transport and housing when volunteering away from home, treatment for injury while volunteering or travelling to it, and an ID card (Article 10).
Common problems
- Confusing volunteering with employment: volunteering is unpaid; paid work under an employer's direction may be an employment relationship.
- Injury without treatment cover, which the host body owes.
- Leaving suddenly: volunteers may stop with reasonable notice (Article 14).
Note
- The official file uses a font whose text cannot be extracted reliably, so its text is not reproduced here.
A plain-language summary prepared by Al-Bayan Al-Wadih Law Firm, focused on the violations and problems that come up most in daily life. It is not a substitute for the official text or for legal advice.
What it covers
- Volunteering and volunteers defined
- Volunteers' rights
- Duties and ending volunteering
- Volunteer teams
Timeline
- Issued: Royal Decree M/70 · 27/5/1441H
- Amendments: Royal Decree M/111 · 10/7/1444H. Amendment to some articles (noted in the official file)
Full record of amendments and regulations at the official source
Official text at the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development
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