SR 145,000 fine for firm that discriminated against Saudis

A Chinese company was fined SR 145,000 for preventing Saudi employees from accessing its headquarters, a local newspaper reported.
The company dismissed the fine and filed an appeal to the Labor Office, the primary commission for labor disputes.
Subsequent to the imposition of the fine, the Chinese company dismissed the head of public relations at its branch in Jeddah for his inability to void the fine.
“I filed a complaint to the primary commission for labor disputes in Jeddah a week ago,” said the former employee, Yasser bin Saleh, confirming that he intends to demand compensation for his dismissal, describing it as “illegal and unfair.”
“I am not demanding to go back to work due to discrimination against Saudis by the company,” he argued.
The inspection department at the Labor Office in Jeddah earlier detected a number of violations by the same company. The spokesman of the Labor Ministry said that at the time, the company issued a circular preventing Saudis from entering its headquarters.