Sack all foreigners by 2020,' says Saudi government

[salarsikander]

Mostly Sikhs hired from Hounslow and adjoining areas. I bet you have never set foot outside your Indian slum.

And southhall

 

[Clutch]

Good move by the Saudis. It's their country, so the jobs should go to them.

They should have started this decades ago. Saudis will learn to work hard if the proper environment of reward for hard work and accountability is in place is stead of nepotism.

 

[Kaniska]

They will face challenge to comete their work..

 

[Malik Alpha]

Don't worry the Saudi regime will collapse soon. They cannot even handle the valiant resistance of our Yemeni Muslim brothers. If the Yemeni fighters continue to advance into Najran and head straight for the liberation of Mecca and Medina; simultaneously the Shi'ites launch an armed uprising in the Eastern Province, in sha Allah the repressive Saudi regime will immediately collapse. Soon our Imam Mahdi عليه السلام will emerge from Medina and put an end to the un-Islamic rule throughout the Middle East.

Not even in a thousand years we will allow this to happen but there is no harm in dreaming. please continue

 

[The SC]

Most people are lazy if not forced to work to pay they mortgages, cars and sweet life goodies.. The Saudis are no different.. the only difference is that they have a high standard of living with not much work to do.. Since most people are satisfied with their lives, there is not much workload on government employees.. the solution will consist of creating more workload for these state employees by cutting their numbers..

 

[EgyptianAmerican]

Sack all foreigners by 2020,' says Saudi government

The New Arab

'Sack all foreigners by 2020,' says Saudi government
Saudi Arabia's ministries will be manned solely by nations from 2020 [AFP]

Date of publication: 10 May, 2017

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Saudi ministries have been given three years to fire all of their expatriate workers, local media reported on Wednesday, in the latest clampdown against foreign labour in the kingdom.

It comes as part of the kingdom's ambitious national transformation programme for 2020, which will see government positions filled by Saudis and a massively reduced public sector.

Heads of government departments were reportedly told by the ministry of civil service this week that only Saudi nationals would be able to work in public sector jobs by the end of 2020.

There was no clarification about whether this includes workers in public schools and hospitals, or in government-owned oil giant Aramco.

"There will be no expatriate workers in the government after 2020," Abdullah al-Melfi, deputy minister for civil service, instructed ministry officials during a meeting.

"The complete nationalisation of government jobs is an important objective of the national transformation programme 2020 and the kingdom's Vision 2030," Melfi added.

The workshop concentrated on the kingdom's national transformation programme for 2020, according to Saudi Gazette.

It means that ministries will be forced to sack 70,000 foreign workers over the next three years and make room for Saudi nationals.

Saudi Arabia is also pursuing an aggressive diversification plan known as Vision 2030, which looks at massively expanding the private sector.

Continued low oil prices have put pressure on the public sector to cut jobs with foreigners the obvious target.

The government believes the job cuts will reduce capital outflows and create new positions for the some 700,000 Saudis looking for work.

This should also limit the impact of a streamlined government on nationals.

Around 66 percent of Saudis currently work for the government and Riyadh wants to see this figure cut to 50 percent by 2020.

Riyadh also announced on Wednesday that surgeries would not be able to hire any foreign dentists to make way for Saudis.https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/n...f&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=referral

Good for the Saudis, this is another nice change that will help Saudi Arabia and kick out all of those two-faced Indians from our countries. Hope all Gulf states will follow in their footsteps.

 

[El Sidd]

If Saudis can sustain their current growth with local manpower it is probably for the best for Saudi national interest and integrity.
The foreigners employed should be properly phased out to avoid any embarrassment. Such policies are becoming fast the norm in politics all around the globe and Saudi Arabia is no different than any other country of the world.

 

[Hold up]

Make sure to first kick out all of those Muslim hater money-leeching hindus from Arab lands. Let them go to Europe/blah blah and dirty the cities there as much as they want

 

[Deidara]

Saudis took some mis-steps in the past. When you have lots of money and very few population you train them well. Like they say teach the man how to fish instead of giving him the fish. Maybe they are finally coming round.

 

[HAIDER]

They are sacking all foreigners on managerial positions. They will only use foreigners for hard labor. Saudi will never clean toilets and mop floors. They need foreigners for this job.

 

[denel]

Most of these jobs will just be cut completely. The public sector is too bloated for the country.



Labor brings character and a better mind. You're probably some of the few guys who can fix a sink and remodel a kitchen.

I have done everything - plumbing, laying physical tiles 1mx1m across multiple dwellings, fixing roofs, gutters. Sometimes i go to joburg and people think i am just a farm person and their jaw drops when they find out I have 5 degrees including PhD plus vast experience in multiple industries. I ran very complex projects with top line electronics engineers sometimes from 20-60+. That was past now back to the connecting with the land and doing another PhD but this time in agricultural management using Big Data - a complete opposite. Work at orphanages in cooking from time to time.

Be humble and take it easy. The world is at your doorstep. Arrogance and up nose only lands you in trouble. Always ask what you will learn that day and never say you know it all.

Yes, i do realise that i am very different minded and go against the grain. My esteemed high school teacher taught me those virtues and till today I hold them dear. God will not ask you what you did for yourself but what you did for the rest of the world including your family. Unfortunately the Arabs have yet to find out what it means to work hard - oil wealth has messed their psyche and value system.

Sorry moderators, i digress from the conversation. thank you for giving me time.

 

[JohnyD]

. Saudi will never clean toilets and mop floors. They need foreigners for this job.

AS long as Oil is in demand!!! ..already the low oil prices have shaken up the Saudis who rely heavily on its oil export....world is moving towards more and more clean energy......I dont see there is any future for economies rely heavily on oil export....Saudis cant invent, cant manufacture, might not even ever have thought about providing services to others, they cant do hard labor...so what big is lying for them in future? . they will have to earn their bread, no matter by doing what type of work!

 

[HAIDER]

AS long as Oil is in demand!!! ..already the low oil prices have shaken up the Saudis who rely heavily on its oil export....world is moving towards more and more clean energy......I dont see there is any future for economies rely heavily on oil export....Saudis cant invent, cant manufacture, might not even ever have thought about providing services to others, they cant do hard labor...so what big is lying for them in future? . they will have to earn their bread, no matter by doing what type of work!

Also a fact , world is profoundly exploring alternate energy sources. US motor industry is quietly heading toward hybrid.

 

[HAIDER]

Saudis took some mis-steps in the past. When you have lots of money and very few population you train them well. Like they say teach the man how to fish instead of giving him the fish. Maybe they are finally coming round.

In the past some reformist prince been expelled from throne or royal advisory council , because he express concern about KSA policy . In 70s , I think. But I heard Prince Nayaf was much sane and balance , but...

 

[Fledgingwings]

and who will run their economy....?

Themselves!

I have happen to work with saudis and have realised that although saudis are a bit lazy(its the harsh desert climate) yet they posses fantastic learning sense and to improve their skills in any field of expertise.alot of saudis in that company were mech,elect and IT engineers I used to work.For now sweeping all people at onc would not be a good idea but if the saudi gov is determined and capable than round about in 2030 things shall be alot different than for now.