2,000 set to lose jobs following demolition of Madinah hotels

More than 2,000 young men will lose their jobs if downtown Madinah hotels are demolished.
About 150 hotels in downtown Madinah are scheduled for demolition to make way for the expansion of the Prophet’s Mosque. Significant job losses totaling about 2,000 are expected.
Some of the young men hold high school diplomas, and some are college graduates.
Many workers are employed by the hotels and not through the Human Resources Department. The workers say they hold the Labor Office responsible for finding employment for them after their termination.
They want authorities to allocate pieces of land to large property developers to build new hotels so new jobs are created.
Many workers are the sole breadwinners of their families.