Doron Peskin
Published: 05.04.09, 14:07 / Ynet
Autoridades Sauditas anuncian que las empresas privadas que empleen a residentes locales podrán recibir el 50% del salario del primer año de los mismos por adelantado en, y han de financiar el 75% de la capacitación. Jóvenes saudíes, sin embargo, prefieren el sector público para trabajar.
El nuevo incentivo se promueve en gran escala a través de una campaña publicitaria.
El programa se ha considerado un fracaso en el mercado de trabajo hasta la fecha, uno de los puntos de crítica contra el plan es que las posiciones de trabajo que se ofrecen a los saudíes por lo general le corresponden bajos salarios y por lo tanto no son bien vistas a nivel general.
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Saudi campaign seeks to reduce number of foreign workers
Authorities announce private companies employing local residents to receive 50% of workers' salary in advance for first year, have 75% of training financed by state. Young Saudis, however, prefer public sector
Doron Peskin
Published: 04.05.09, 14:07 / Ynet
'Saudization' continues: The Saudi Arabian authorities launched a new campaign recently to encourage the employment of young residents in the private sector in order to reduce the number of foreign workers in the country.
The state-owned Human Resources Development Fund announced early last week that any private company employing a Saudi worker will receive 50% of his or her salary in advance for the first year. Up till now, the Fund would transfer 50% of the yearly salary at the end of the first year.
The new incentive is being promoted in a wide-scale advertising campaign across the kingdom.
Hisham Lanjawi, the director-general of the Development Fund's Mecca region declared that the state would also finance 75% of the cost of the new workers' training. During the training period, the Saudi employee will receive a monthly salary of 1,500 riyal (about $400).
The "Saudization" program has been deemed a failure in the work market so far, with the country's young residents favoring jobs in the public sector over the private sector.
One of the points of criticism voiced against the plan is that the positions offered to the Saudis usually come with a low salary (salesclerks, construction workers and waiters) and are considered unrespectable in the Saudi society.
Doron Peskin is head of research at Info-Prod Research (Middle East) Ltd
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