RIYADH – Over 40,000 female Saudi employees have till now benefited from the Program for Supporting Transportation of Working Women (Wusool), Saudi Press Agency quoted the Human Resources Development Fund (Hadaf) as saying. The program aims to empower women working in the private sector, increase the percentage of their participation in the labor market and enhance their job stability. The number of trips by female beneficiaries of the program has exceeded 8 million, Hadaf said. The fund has introduced some amendments in Wusool Program so as to increase the number of women to benefit from the program and facilitate registration procedures for working Saudi women. The amendments included the conditions for joining the program, and that for registering in the social insurance system, provided the registration period for the female employee is less than 36 months, and the registered monthly salary does not exceed SR8,000. The amendments also included the monthly financial support provided by the fund, which is fixed at 80 percent of the cost and a maximum amount of SR800 per month. In addition, the monthly financial contribution previously set at SR200 has been canceled and the support period has been extended to 12 months. A woman working in the private sector can register in Wusool Program via the link: http://wusool.sa. The program aims to find solutions that would decrease the transport costs for Saudi women working in the private sector, and improve and develop the transport environment for women to and from their place of work. This is being achieved by securing high quality and safe transport services for working women by partnering with companies using licensed smart apps to guide private taxi cabs.
