{"id":3521,"date":"2021-02-02T09:33:40","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T09:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=3521"},"modified":"2021-02-02T10:01:38","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T10:01:38","slug":"saudi-customer-service-centres-must-employ-citizens-ministry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/02\/02\/saudi-customer-service-centres-must-employ-citizens-ministry\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministry orders 100 percent Saudization of customer care services, call centers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia will reserve customer service centre jobs for Saudi citizens to \u201coffer greater opportunities\u201d and \u201cimprove their income potential\u201d officials said Monday, as the oil exporter battles economic headwinds.<\/p>\n<p>The kingdom, the Arab world\u2019s economic powerhouse, has increasingly sought to employ its nationals over migrant workers, a trend that has grown across Gulf monarchies since a 2014 oil price plunge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJobs in remote customer service roles will from now on be reserved for Saudis,\u201d the Human Resources and Social Development Ministry announced in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis decision is intended to create job opportunities for Saudis, help them improve their income levels and support the Saudi economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\u0627\u0645\u062a\u062f\u0627\u062f\u0627\u064b \u0644\u0645\u0633\u0627\u0639\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0648\u0632\u0627\u0631\u0629 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0648\u0633\u0639 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0648\u0637\u064a\u0646\u060c \u0628\u0647\u062f\u0641 \u062a\u0645\u0643\u064a\u0646 \u0623\u0628\u0646\u0627\u0621 \u0648\u0628\u0646\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0648\u0637\u0646 \u0645\u0646 \u0641\u0631\u0635 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0645\u0644\u061b \u0623\u0635\u062f\u0631\u0646\u0627 \u0642\u0631\u0627\u0631\u0627\u064b \u0628\u0642\u0635\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0645\u0644 \u0641\u064a \u0645\u0647\u0646 \u0648\u0648\u0638\u0627\u0626\u0641 \u062e\u062f\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0645\u0644\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0645\u0644\u064a\u0646 \u0639\u0646 \u0628\u064f\u0639\u062f \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0639\u0648\u062f\u064a\u064a\u0646 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0633\u0639\u0648\u062f\u064a\u0627\u062a \u0633\u0648\u0627\u0621 \u0639\u0646 \u0637\u0631\u064a\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0639\u0627\u0642\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0628\u0627\u0634\u0631 \u0623\u0648 \u063a\u064a\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0628\u0627\u0634\u0631. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gmzWkPzAhz\">pic.twitter.com\/gmzWkPzAhz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0623\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0633\u0644\u064a\u0645\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0627\u062c\u062d\u064a (@Ahmed_S_Alrajhi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ahmed_S_Alrajhi\/status\/1356187101642051584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The edict will apply to all client-facing roles that use telephone contact, email, social media and other \u201cmodern means\u201d, the ministerial decree said.<\/p>\n<p>Unemployment in Saudi Arabia reached 14.9 percent in the third quarter of 2020, approaching the record 15.4 percent jobless rate recorded a year earlier, according to official data.<\/p>\n<p>Some 60 percent of unemployed Saudis are aged between 20 and 29.<\/p>\n<p>The statistics authority attributed the unemployment figures to the coronavirus pandemic, which \u201ccontinues to affect the Saudi job market and its economy\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The world\u2019s leading exporter of crude oil has faced a double hit from the global health crisis and the collapse in the price of black gold on the international market.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced the\u00a0Saudi Public Investment Fund would invest 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