Quoting an anonymous ministry source, the newspaper reported there have been a few cases of harassment against Saudi employees, especially at medium-size private establishments.
“Some of these cases were detected in one of the private companies, but after they were discussed with officials of the company, they were resolved,” he said without naming the company.
The newspaper also quoted Muhammad Ibrahim Galal, director of employment at the Labor Office in Jeddah, as saying that the ministry was closely following private establishments to check any harassment of Saudi employees by the company's officials or its foreign staff.
“If reports about violations in any company are received, the ministry sends a fact-finding team to verify the situation; and if it finds that violations were committed, they are discussed with the company and punishments are considered.”
Lately, the government has launched a series of initiatives to end unemployment among Saudis.
In a statement last October, Minister of Labor Adel Fakeih estimated the number of unemployed Saudis at 500,000, adding that they represented about 10 percent of the expatriate workforce.
