After reviewing the transaction received from the Office of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers numbered 490/8 dated 28/6/1414 AH, which includes a letter from His Highness the Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Council of Labor Forces numbered 421/Q dated 24/5/1414 AH, referring to the fact that the Council of Labor Forces discussed the issue of replacing foreign labor with national labor in private sector establishments, and the attached minutes which include the following recommendations:
1- All establishments, regardless of the number of employees, should work on attracting citizens and employing them, and providing means for their continued employment.
2- Obliging every establishment that employs twenty or more persons to increase the number of Saudi workers by no less than 5% of its total workforce annually.
3- The percentage mentioned above shall be adjusted according to the availability of national labor based on the nature and conditions of work and the percentage of Saudi labor for any establishment, activity, or region.
4- Establishments must employ national labor from various professional categories to achieve this percentage.
5- Establishments are prohibited from employing non-Saudis in recruitment units, in positions of recruitment officials, receptionists, follow-up officers, government department reviewers, cashiers, and civil security guard positions.
6- Every establishment that violates the above provisions shall be penalized with one or more of the following sanctions:
A- Suspension of approval for recruitment requests submitted by it.
B- Suspension of requests for transfer of sponsorship or renewal of residency for its employees.
C- Prohibition from participating in government tenders.
D- Prohibition from loans.
E- Prohibition from subsidies provided by the government to the private sector.
7- Formation of a Committee in the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs chaired by the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs for Labor Affairs or his delegate, and representatives from the Ministries of: Interior, Commerce, Industry, and Electricity, to consider all matters related to the implementation of this decision, particularly the following:
A- Proposing the penalty or penalties to be imposed on the violator, which shall be imposed by a decision from His Royal Highness the Minister of Interior based on a recommendation from the Minister of Labor.
B- Discussing the amendment of the percentage of Saudi labor to be increased annually and recommending the proposed percentage, which shall be issued by a decision from the Minister of Labor.
C- Discussing the addition of new jobs and professions that non-Saudis are prohibited from occupying and recommending what it sees fit, with these professions and jobs being determined by a decision from the Minister of Labor.
D- Developing a media plan to accompany the implementation of this decision in coordination with the Ministry of Media.
E- Evaluating the results of implementing this decision every two years, with a representative from both the Ministry of Planning and the General Secretariat of the Council of Labor Forces participating in this evaluation, and the Minister of Labor shall submit the committee's findings to His Royal Highness the Chairman of the Council of Labor Forces.
F- Any other competencies that the Minister of Labor sees fit to add.
And after reviewing the recommendation of the General Committee of the Council of Ministers numbered 165 dated 12/7/1414 AH.
It is decided
to approve the recommendations outlined above.