Riyadh: Saudi Government decided to get rid of all expatriate workers from all ministries and Govt. Departments.
According to Dy. Minister, Abdullah Al-Melfi, Ministry of Civil Service instructed all ministries and government departments to remove all expatriate workers before 2020.
According to the report published in Saudi Gazette, ministry informed that there are more than 70,000 expats working in the public sector.
In a meeting which was attended by senior officials from ministry and HR experts from different ministries and other public sector, Abdullah Al-Melfi said that there will not be any expatriate workers in the government after 2020.
The meeting which was held on Monday was focused on the Saudization plan by 2020. In the meeting, various difficulties that can be faced in nationalization of Govt. jobs were also discussed. After meeting workshop titled “Job nationalization” held.
Malfi further said that nationalization of government jobs is an important objective of the National Transformation Program 2020 and the Kingdom’s Vision 2030.