Taking a big decision, Saudi Arabia has announced reservation for its citizens in private sector engineering jobs. The Saudi government has implemented 25 percent reservation for its citizens in private engineering jobs. This decision has come into effect on Sunday.
More job Oppurtunities to local people
The government of Saudi Arabia has taken an important decision to give more opportunities to local people in jobs. Saudi Arabia has reserved 25 percent engineering jobs in the private sector for locals. This decision to localise jobs has come into effect from July 21. The country's Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, Municipal Corporation and Housing Ministry have implemented this decision in this regard.This decision of localisation will be applicable to private establishments employing five or more workers in engineering professions. This rule will not apply to small establishments in which the number of employees is up to four.
Saudi Press Agency (SPA) has reported that this decision will create more employment opportunities for male and female citizens of the country in various fields. This decision of Saudi will make it easier for local people to get jobs. There are a large number of jobs for chemical engineers, civil engineers, flight engineers, structural engineers, mechanical engineers and electrical engineers in the country.
Government will promote many assistance programs
The government has also taken several steps to increase employment in engineering. To support the establishments, Human Resource Development Fund 'HADAF' has decided to provide incentive and support programmes, support recruitment processes and search for suitable workers, support training and vocational qualification process, support recruitment process and career continuity.Over the past few years, Saudi Arabia has announced Saudization of workers in various sectors in order to reduce unemployment to 7 percent by 2030, in line with the Vision 2030 goal of diversifying income sources and reducing dependence on oil.
Vision 2030
This decision of the Saudi Arabian government will have a direct impact on Indian workers also. The number of people working in Saudi is about 26 lakh. Indians are doing jobs in almost every sector in Saudi. This includes jobs in drivers, cleaners, cooks, nurses and engineering sectors. The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia is making radical changes in every sector of Saudi Arabia under his ambitious project 'Vision 2030'. In this sequence, the decision of reservation in jobs in Saudi has been taken.