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New Saudi Labor Laws Require Companies to Hire Women
Saudi Arabia's labor ministry issued new laws affecting women at the workplace, on Sunday. According to the new rules, only women may work in lingerie and cosmetic stores. Men will be forbidden from entering. Such shops have 12 months to employ Saudi women, with failure to do so resulting in closure.
A company's workforce in the Nitaqat Excellent Zone should be comprised of at least 7% women, with companies in the Green Zone to have at least 5% female employees, companies in the Yellow Zone to have at least 3% female employees, and companies in the Red Zone not required to have female employees at all.
Only women between the ages of 20 - 35 can work under the Nitaqat System.
The Ministry of Labor, Adel Fakieh said the Ministry is serious about implementing these reforms. Mr. Fakieh also said that the Ministry will not lift the ban on work visas to Indonesian and Filipino domestic workers.
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