JEDDAH: Despite the Saudization decision strictly applied by the Ministry of Labor and Social Development which prevents foreigners from working in the telecom market, some illegally sell their goods outside shops offering customers their products before they enter telecom accessories shops run by Saudis.
Some foreigners who have stores selling mobile and other accessories, sell their devices on the streets, according to local media reports.
Media reports have also revealed that owners of some telecom shops in Jeddah are eluding the Saudization decision with foreign workers at these shops impersonating customers.
Field trips conducted by local media have monitored the presence of foreign workers disguised as “customers” inside telecom shops. When a client enquires about a specific device, the “customers” deal with him and answer the inquiries, including the price of the device, in addition to all related details. The
Saudi employee nominally remains in place as the salesman, just to conclude the deal and furnish the bill. Media also spotted the spread of street vendors who hold mobile phones in their hands, and when the agreement on the purchase is reached, purchase invoices are issued by one of the shops they are dealing with.
On the other hand, some members of the Shoura Council have urged owners of the communications complexes to collaborate with competent bodies to help the Saudization decision become a success, and to make use of the qualified national cadres, and also give them support to work in this vital sector.
They confirmed that this the sector, which generates huge profits, was controlled by expats for a long time until the issuance of the ministerial decision to Saudize the sale and maintenance of the mobile phones profession by 100 percent, and to restrict work in the field only for Saudis of both genders.
Dr. Fahad Al-Anzi, a member of the Shoura Council said: “There is no doubt that the Saudization of the telecom sector is a national decision where its importance and dimensions are recognized by everyone who works in this sector. Owners of the facilities should trust our young men and young women by providing them the opportunity to promote the telecom market and ridding it of the so-called underground economy.”
Al-Anzi explained that expats’ control over this vital sector formed the so-called underground economy, where the majority of transactions in the telecommunications market are carried out in cash, allowing them to reap huge amounts of money and transfer it illegally. He stressed that “the Saudization decision and empowering young Saudi men and women will restore balance to the market.”
For her part, Dr. Thoraya Al-Areed, another Shoura Council member, pointed out that the “Saudization of the telecommunications sector will contribute to the creation of large employment opportunities for the national forces.”
She also hailed efforts exerted by the ministry, including training and rehabilitation programs which ended in employment, in addition to the initiatives of providing funding to both males and females in the sector.
Some foreigners who have stores selling mobile and other accessories, sell their devices on the streets, according to local media reports.
Media reports have also revealed that owners of some telecom shops in Jeddah are eluding the Saudization decision with foreign workers at these shops impersonating customers.
Field trips conducted by local media have monitored the presence of foreign workers disguised as “customers” inside telecom shops. When a client enquires about a specific device, the “customers” deal with him and answer the inquiries, including the price of the device, in addition to all related details. The
Saudi employee nominally remains in place as the salesman, just to conclude the deal and furnish the bill. Media also spotted the spread of street vendors who hold mobile phones in their hands, and when the agreement on the purchase is reached, purchase invoices are issued by one of the shops they are dealing with.
On the other hand, some members of the Shoura Council have urged owners of the communications complexes to collaborate with competent bodies to help the Saudization decision become a success, and to make use of the qualified national cadres, and also give them support to work in this vital sector.
They confirmed that this the sector, which generates huge profits, was controlled by expats for a long time until the issuance of the ministerial decision to Saudize the sale and maintenance of the mobile phones profession by 100 percent, and to restrict work in the field only for Saudis of both genders.
Dr. Fahad Al-Anzi, a member of the Shoura Council said: “There is no doubt that the Saudization of the telecom sector is a national decision where its importance and dimensions are recognized by everyone who works in this sector. Owners of the facilities should trust our young men and young women by providing them the opportunity to promote the telecom market and ridding it of the so-called underground economy.”
Al-Anzi explained that expats’ control over this vital sector formed the so-called underground economy, where the majority of transactions in the telecommunications market are carried out in cash, allowing them to reap huge amounts of money and transfer it illegally. He stressed that “the Saudization decision and empowering young Saudi men and women will restore balance to the market.”
For her part, Dr. Thoraya Al-Areed, another Shoura Council member, pointed out that the “Saudization of the telecommunications sector will contribute to the creation of large employment opportunities for the national forces.”
She also hailed efforts exerted by the ministry, including training and rehabilitation programs which ended in employment, in addition to the initiatives of providing funding to both males and females in the sector.
