THE MINISTRY OF LABOR WHICH IS KEEN ON THE RECRUITMENT OF THE SAUDI YOUTH, HAS RECENTLY LAUNCHED A CAMPAIGN TO REGISTER THE SAUDIS WHO ARE SEEKING JOBS. RESEARCHES IN THIS RESPECT HAVE SHOWN THAT THE MALE SAUDIS WHO ARE LOOKING FOR JOBS AMOUNTED TO 155579. THEY POINTED OUT THAT 88 PERCENT OF THEM ARE NOT QUALIFIED AND THEY ARE HOLDERS OF THE SECONDARY CERTIFICATES AND LOWER THAN SECONDARY CERTIFICATES IN ADDITION TO THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE NOT OBTAINED TRAINING COURSES. IN THE LIGHT OF THIS ,THE MINISTRY HAS PREPARED A TRAINING COURSE FOR THOSE WHO ARE LOOKING FOR JOBS THROUGH THE GENERAL ORGANIZATION FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING. THE MINISTRY IS KEEN ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DECISION OF THE CABINET PERTAINING TO SAUDIZATION OF JOBS, ISSUED ON 21.4.1415. MOREOVER THE MINISTRY HAS PREPARED THE RECRUITMENT STRATEGY WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE IMPLEMENTED WITHIN 25 YEARS. THE MINISTRY ALSO ISSUED THE NEW LABOR SYSTEM IN ARABIC AND ENGLISH IN COORDINATION WITH THE CONCERNED GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE ARAB AND INTERNATIONAL LABOR AGREEMENTS AND THE GCC UNIFIED LABOR SYSTEM. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE MINISTRY HAS ISSUED THE NEW REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS PERTAINING TO THE RECRUITMENT OF DOMESTIC HELPERS. RECENTLY DR GHAZI AL-QUSEIBI, THE MINISTER OF LABOR AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT FUND, HAS OPENED KING FAHD RECRUITMENT CENTER IN JEDDAH. THE CENTER IS CONCERNED WITH FACILITATION OF RECRUITMENT OF SAUDIS AT THE PRIVATE SECTOR. THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT FUND HAS BEEN WORKING FOR THE TRAINING AND RECRUITMENT OF THE SAUDIS WHO ARE LOOKING FOR JOBS.
