At a meeting held by the Eastern Province Chamber of Commerce, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Labor, Mr. Ahmed Al- Humaidan, said that the ministry has employed over 4,11,000 Saudis in the private sector since the declaration of the Nitaqat programme.
According to a News published in the Arab News, this rate of employment has shown an 85% increase in the total number of Saudis employed in the private sector. He also said that, the new rules and regulations have helped raise the minimum salaries to more than SR 3,000 from SR 1,500 for 1,80,000 Saudi employees.
Dr. Abdulkarim Al-Nujaidi, the Deputy Director General of Human Resource Development Fund, said that, now every two Saudis out of 10 are employed in the private sector. And that 85% women, seeking jobs, have benefitted from the Hafiz programme.
Satam Al-Harbi, said that, the deficiency of commitment by many employers to respect the minimum wage rate resulted in 1,71,882 Saudis being paid SR 1,500 per month. This in turn affected the compensation owed to workers who claimed their rightful entitlements.