As part of its keenness to share decision-making with stakeholders, the Ministry of Labor has called upon workers and employers in the private sector to take part in improving the "Balanced Nitaqat" proposal, recently posted on Ma3an Qarar (Decision). Naif Naitah, general supervisor for public affairs at the ministry, said the proposal opens new avenues for stakeholders to provide their feedback on the proposal before it comes into force. It will improve the decisions and regulations prior to implementation by the ministry, he added. Naitah clarified that Balanced Nitaqat aims at increasing Saudization efforts and rewarding facilities that achieve higher nationalization quotas. The program also adds quality factor in addition to the quantity factor that deal with the achievement of Saudization percentage as it measures how employment is effective, he pointed out. The program after introducing such changes takes into consideration both quantitative and qualitative factors while addressing the needs of labor market, he explained. Naitah said the amendment of the program has five aspects including the Saudization percentage, average wage for Saudis, percentage of women employed, job sustainability and the average of those with high wages. Naitah emphasized that the ministry was keen on hearing diverse comments that lead to the improvement of decisions before implementation. Ma3an Qarar is one of the Ma3an portal services that goes hand in hand with the government strategy to enhance governance at the Ministry of Labor and its affiliates (the Human Resources Development Fund and Technical and Vocational Training Corporation and the General Organization for Social Insurance) with the aim of developing their services.
