VOL. XL

No. 29

21-July-1997

SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Arabia Restricts Seven Job Areas To Nationals

Newspaper reports indicate that the Saudi authorities will stop issuing and renewingwork permits for foreigners in another seven job descriptions, in an attempt to cope withthe large numbers of young graduate-age Saudis entering the job market. According to thedaily Asharq al-Awsat carpenters, painters, plumbers, air-conditioner technicians,tinsmiths, laborers and farmers will become the exclusive...