Labor Ministry’s strict implementation of feminization program, making it difficult for many of the businessmen to arrange for a women workers.
The ministry has not taken issues into consideration emerging with the replacement of the existing workers with women, including lack of suitable infrastructure for female working in the shops, said a businessman.
Moreover there are many factors discouraging the Saudi women in taking up jobs , includes, Long working hours, evening shifts , low salaries , lack of transportation making it difficult for the Saudi strategy of feminizing employment in certain sectors of business.
It becomes all the more demanding if the working women are married and there is no availability of baby sitters to take care of their children back at home. Off course this project will have impact on the minimum wage which will increase the prices of goods.
The report indicates that the feminization of shops is a very important issue giving a direct impact on Saudi society with far reaching consequences. While pointing out the positive sides of this decision, the report urged that this will raise the women employment.