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Posted by : Aahil Shaik
Sunday, October 22, 2017
Expats should leave jobs for Women in Female Accessories stores
Expats should leave jobs for Saudi women in female clothing and accessory stores all over the Kingdom, Starting from 21st October 2017 as the third phase of feminization is about to begin. Trending: Feminizing Saudi shops
The efforts of Saudi Arabia's government to increase the women workforce in the Kingdom after the successful initiatives of the first and second phases of feminization from the Ministry of Labor and Social Development. Recommend : Jobs for Saudi Women
- Third phase covers shops with women's stuff like perfumes, shoes, bags, socks, ready-made clothing, kiosks, cosmetics, selling women's supplies, and all other accessories related to women. This information was provided by the Ministry of Labor's spokesperson to the Saudi Press Agency.
- The new rules apply to all shopping malls, outdoor markets, standalone locations, and small shops of gowns, wedding dresses, Abayas, traditional dresses, mother care products, and other accessories of pharmacies and cosmetics. Related: Women to run Taxi
- Saudi Arabia aims to increase the proportion of women in the workforce from the current 23% to 28% by the year 2020 and to quadruple the number of females in senior civil service roles to 5%.
- According to last month report revealed by the Saudi Ministry of Labor, there are 200,000 women working in the retail sector alone. Similar: Driving age for women in Saudi
- Saudi Arabia is aggressively promoting the "Saudi First" policy in private companies and in the public sector to overcome the unemployment rate amongf Saudi youth.