Saudization in 3 key sectors from November 9

The Ministry of Labor and Social Development will start implementing Saudization in three key sectors from November 9(saturday), (Rabi Al-Awwal 1), reported saudigazette.

As per the ministry’s directives, 70 percent of jobs in electrical and electronics shops, watch shops and optical stores, will be nationalized in the second period of Saudization of 12 major sectors.

Male and female monitors from the ministry will begin raids on these shops and punitive measures will be taken against the violators of the regulations.

In the primary stage, the ministry began implementing 70 percent Saudization in car and motorbike showrooms, shops selling ready-made garments for men and children, home and office furniture shops, and shops offering kitchenware viable from Sept. 11 (Muharram 1).

The third period of Saudization will begin from Jan. 7, 2019 (Jamad Al-Awwal 1). This will cover medical equipment stores, outlets selling all types of carpets, building material shops, outlets selling car spare parts and pastry shops.

Meanwhile, the Human Resources Development Fund (HADAF) has transformed its branches across the Kingdom into employment centers to support Saudi jobseekers. Khaled Abalkhail, spokesman of the fund, said that as many as 22 branches of HADAF in various cities and regions of the Kingdom have been transformed into specialized centers to support job seekers take up jobs in the private sector.

He likewise unveiled plans to establish three mobile branches soon to provide specialized job orientation courses and qualitative consultancy services for employment seekers.