Demand for work visas dropped 25% in 2 years
DAMMAM: SAEED AL-ASMARI
Published — Friday 20 December 2013
Last update 20 December 2013 3:54 am
Labor Minister Adel Fakeih stressed on Wednesday that the Nitaqat program has increased Saudiziation by 15 percent since the beginning of 2013. “The demand for work visas decreased by 25 percent over the past two years,” he told businessmen and businesswomen at the Asharqia Chamber in Dammam.
He said the ministry has launched 27 programs to meet labor shortage in local companies. The programs include allowing expats to transfer their services to new firms and the establishment of recruitment companies to supply workers required by various companies.
He also pointed out that 94 percent of the ministry’s services during the raids were provided electronically.
“The salary of 1.3 million Saudi employees including women exceeded SR3,000 per month after the private sector was made to enforce the minimum wage requirement,” added the labor minister.
Speaking on the issue of providing financial support to private companies to employ Saudis, the minister said: “Currently, we support 44,000 teachers in private schools by providing salaries up to SR4,000. We’ll extend similar support to all other activities in two months.”
He said the ministry closed more than 4,000 establishments for violating its regulations.
Abdul Rahman Al-Rashid, Asharqia president, later honored the minister by giving him a memento.
He said the ministry has launched 27 programs to meet labor shortage in local companies. The programs include allowing expats to transfer their services to new firms and the establishment of recruitment companies to supply workers required by various companies.
He also pointed out that 94 percent of the ministry’s services during the raids were provided electronically.
“The salary of 1.3 million Saudi employees including women exceeded SR3,000 per month after the private sector was made to enforce the minimum wage requirement,” added the labor minister.
Speaking on the issue of providing financial support to private companies to employ Saudis, the minister said: “Currently, we support 44,000 teachers in private schools by providing salaries up to SR4,000. We’ll extend similar support to all other activities in two months.”
He said the ministry closed more than 4,000 establishments for violating its regulations.
Abdul Rahman Al-Rashid, Asharqia president, later honored the minister by giving him a memento.
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