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Saudization (Arabic: السعودة), [1] officially the Saudi nationalization scheme and also known as Nitaqat (Arabic: النطاقات), is a policy that is implemented in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by the Ministry of Labor and Social Development, which requires companies and enterprises to fill their workforce with Saudi nationals up to certain levels.
Changes to the Labour Market Regulatory Law were made in April 2009 and implemented starting 1 August 2009. Under the new law, migrants are sponsored by the Labour Market Regulation Authority and can change from one employer to another without their employer's agreement. Three months' notice is required to quit from an employer. [13]
The Ministry was established in 1961 under the name of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs. [2] In 2004, The Ministry was separated into two independent ministries: the Ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Social Affairs. later, in 2015, the two ministers were merged into one ministry to become the Ministry of Labor and Social Development. [2]
Pakistani labour at Al Masjid Nabawi (the Prophet's Mosque) in Medina. Foreign workers in Saudi Arabia (Arabic: العَمالَة الأَجْنَبِيَّة فِي السَعُودِيَّة, romanized: al-ʿamālah al-ʾāǧnabīyah fī as-Saʿūdīyah), estimated to number about 9 million as of April 2013, [1] [failed verification] began migrating to the country soon after oil was ...
Verses from the Quran, a primary source of the law of Saudi Arabia. The primary source of law in Saudi Arabia is the Islamic Sharia.Sharia is derived from the Qur'an and the traditions of Muhammad contained in the Sunnah; [3] ijma, or scholarly consensus on the meaning of the Qur'an and the Sunnah developed after Muhammad's death; and qiyas, or analogical reasoning applied to the principles of ...
Saudi Arabia has one of the fastest growing populations in the world. [29] The majority of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia come from South Asia. [29] Although migrants constitute 33% of the total population, they represent 56.5% of the total number of employees and 89% of the employees active in the private sector. [29]
February 18 – Russia and the United States began official discussions in Riyadh on ending the Russo-Ukrainian War. [3]February 20 – King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud approved the symbol for the Saudi Riyal currency in a historic move that strengthens the identity of the national currency.
Saudi Vision 2030 (Arabic: رؤية السعودية ٢٠٣٠ ruʾyat al-suʿūdiyah alfayn thalāthūn, sometimes called Project 2030) is a government program launched by Saudi Arabia which aims to achieve the goal of increased diversification economically, socially, and culturally, in line with the vision of Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman.