Minister of Labor Ghazi Al-Gosaibi has said that the ministry has finalized a new pay scale for security employees and is currently looking at pay scales for several occupations in the private sector. Al-Gosaibi made the statement while addressing a gathering for the second Saudi Hospitality Day at the Red Sea Hotel in Jeddah, Tuesday, at which he further spoke of business ambitions for the Kingdom's youth. The minister spoke of his pleasure at the event which brought him together with “ambitious youth in whom I see tomorrow's hope and that of the developing Saudi state”. “Ambitious and dedicated Saudi youth will take this country to new heights,” he said, adding that Saudi youth were “very much aware of their responsibility toward their beloved country.” “There will be no future or hope unless all members of society put themselves to work and turn their backs on obsolete traditions which have always obstructed our future,” Al-Gosaibi added. “All Saudi businessmen have been self-made and the media should highlight stories that narrate the success of Saudi youth instead of focusing on negative stories,” he said. Al-Gosaibi noted during the gathering that more than 65 Saudis were working as successful food providers and chefs. Dr. Khaled Al-Harthi, the head of the Hospitality Commission at the Jeddah Chamber for Commerce and Industry, emphasized the importance of expanding career choices. “This event has affected other regions of the Kingdom with Saudis being employed as food providers in Al-Khobar, Madina and Makkah,” he said. According to Al-Harthi, JCCI and the Ministry of Labor will work hard to change the view of young Saudis about several careers apart from that of working as food providers. Prince Sultan College for Tourism and Business is the first college in the Kingdom to offer a BA degree in the hospitality sector in an attempt to motivate young Saudis to join this important sector, said the college's dean, Dr. Yassin Al
