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Article: Saudization is not racist, says official.
- Article from:
- Arab News (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)
- Article date:
- June 18, 2009
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Byline: Galal Fakkar
JEDDAH: Deputy Labor Minister Abdul Wahid Humaid has refuted accusations that Saudization of jobs is a racist program.
"It's our legitimate right to create employment for our citizens. Countries in the East and West give priority to their citizens in employment," he said.
Humaid said the Saudization program was essential for creating jobs for the country's unemployed citizens. He said the Kingdom would continue to depend on foreign workers to do many jobs.
"Recruitment of foreigners to work in the private sector and for Saudi individuals will continue," he added. At present there are nearly seven million foreign ...