Riyadh - A spokesman for the Saudi Council of Engineers, Engineer Abdul Nasir Saif Al-Abdullatif, said the government would provide the necessary impetus for the successful implementation of Saudiization in the engineering sector. It has been decided to implement 20 per cent Saudiization in the engineering sector. It will take effect four and a half months later from Jamadul Akhir (January 14).
Incentives will be implemented to attract Saudi engineers to the job market, provide them with attractive working conditions, enable Saudi engineers through training and ensure job security. Only Saudi engineers who are accredited by the Saudi Council of Engineers will be considered for inclusion in the Saudiization.
The Ministry of Manpower and Social Development will take disciplinary action against companies that do not implement a certain percentage of Saudiisation in the engineering sector. Penalties will be imposed, including suspension of online services to institutions. Saudi Arabia will enforce a number of penalties in the engineering workforce, including suspension of new visas in the engineering profession, ban on sponsorship change of foreign engineers, ban on change of profession, and suspension of issuance of new work permits to foreign engineers and renewal of work permits.
Penalties will also be imposed on foreigners caught violating the profession as stated in the work permit, while working in the engineering professions. Incentives and penalties will force companies to ensure the Saudi Council of Engineers registration and hire Saudi engineers for the engineers who work under them.
Since its inception, the Saudi Council of Engineers has been pushing for Saudiisation in the field of engineering. Training programs are being implemented for newly graduated Saudi engineers to nurture their skills.
Foreign engineers recruited to Saudi Arabia on a new visa are required to have five years of experience in coordination with the Ministry of Manpower and Social Development. The Saudiization decision guarantees Saudi engineers a minimum wage of not less than seven thousand riyals.
Engineer Abdul Nasir Saif Al-Abdullatif said that the decision to implement Saudiization in the field of engineering was taken after conducting detailed studies and conducting workshops with the participation of relevant departments, including the Saudi Council of Engineers. The new decision applies to all companies that employ five or more engineers. The minimum wage for Saudi engineers working in private companies should not be less than 7,000 riyals for inclusion in the repatriation. The Ministry of Manpower and Social Development said the new decision aims to provide employment to 7,000 Saudi engineers in the first phase. Twenty per cent Saudiization will make it possible to create jobs for all indigenous engineers currently employed in the country.
Currently, there are about 5,000 Saudi engineers. Twenty percent Saudiization will also make it possible to create jobs for those who graduate with an engineering degree in the near future. The Ministry of Manpower and Social Development has stated that the Saudiization ratio applicable to private companies and institutions will increase every year according to the number of engineering graduates graduating each year. The Saudiization decision applies to 117 professions in the engineering field.
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