The Goal of Saudization is a Win-Win Solution for The Jobless Saudis
By ppruel, 14th Jul 2011 | Follow this author
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It is known that every Saudi citizen is receiving his oil stipend from Saudi Government. But the Kingdom also produced thousands of new graduates from colleges and universities and these young Saudis need jobs too. And Saudization is a positive solution to help the jobless Saudi Nationals.
- 7 years ago, Saudization was Intensified
- The goal of Saudization
- The impact of Saudization
- Different nationals of Expatriates
- The Saudi Government has stopped hiring new workers
7 years ago, Saudization was Intensified
I was shocked to read the news from newspapers when Saudization program was intensified in the Kingdom. There were rumors of many interesting incidents ensued such as picking up of employees, head-shaving and the immuring of arrested workers in a closed quarters guarded by the authorities for a day or couple of weeks before sending them back home.
With the news of the arrests spreading very rapidly, overwhelming fear set in among workers at travel sector, gold and jewelry shops, fruits and vegetables markets, limousine sector, supermarkets, clothes shops, coffee shops, fast food restaurants and other targeted job categories of business activities.
The goal of Saudization
The campaign of Saudization aims to saudize some jobs sectors including retails and sales jobs. And to support the Saudization, the Labor Ministry had launched a special training program for Saudi Nationals, to be trained and make them fit to work for the targeted different categories of business activities.
The Saudi Government has prioritized Saudization, as a positive solution aiming to increase employment of Saudi Nationals across all sectors of the domestic economy, to reduce servility on foreign workers, and to get back and restore income that would have flowed overseas as remittances.
The impact of Saudization
Mostly of the expatriates and foreigners alike in Saudi Arabia believed that Saudization is a warning sign and time will come that the host country would no longer need the services of the expatriates.
According to Saudi Arabia census, as recorded in April 2010 – its populations has reached so far to 27,136,977. And out of this total (27,136,977) 18,707,576 are Saudi Nationals and 8,429,401 are non Saudi Nationals. These totals of 8,429,401 are expatriates or overseas workers of different nationalities including their families who remit their monthly income to their respective countries and the yearly remittances from these expats have reached approximately not lower than 100 billion US dollars.
Different nationals of Expatriates
These foreign workers of 8,429,401 are Filipinos, Americans, British, Indians, Pakistanis, Koreans, Nepalese, Indonesians, Bangladesh, Yeminis, Egyptians, Lebanese, Turkish, Chinese, Russians, Germans, Afghanistan, Somalis, Africans, Nigerians, Palestinians, other Arab nationals, other Westerners and other Asian Workers.
The Saudi Government has stopped hiring new workers
On July 2, 2011, the Saudi Government has stopped hiring new workers especially for domestic or household helpers from Philippines, Indonesia and other Asian countries and also has started checking out those companies in the Kingdom who do not comply and disregarded the goals of Saudization.
In addition to it, the Labor Ministry has categorized private companies into color coding such as blue, green, yellow and red. The companies in the blue and green areas are those that comply with the Saudization program. And those companies in the yellow and red sectors are comapnies that have failed to comply with the Saudization goal.
To refresh my previous articles here are the links:
- Saudi Arabia is Robustly Standing Among The Super Powers
- What Causes a Man and a Woman to Become Sterile
- Why Twitter is Insisting That It is Not a Social Networking Website
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14th Jul 2011 (#)
You're really a blockbuster Filipino chronicling the ways and history of Saudi Arabia. Kabayan, mabuhay and congrats again on your star page. Pag balik mo dito teach me how you can do wondrous things over there.
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19th Jul 2011 (#)
It maybe because Saudi Arabia has an awesome history that every Saudi should be proud of. Thanks dude Buzz. Hayaan mo when time comes at nagkita tayo I have many things to tell you - I am missing alak...hehehe.
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19th Jul 2011 (#)
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19th Jul 2011 (#)
It is so sweet to hear from you my friend - I am more inspired...Thanks again.
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