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Abstract

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is accelerating its development in both public and private sectors. Unfortunately, those development processes fall short of solving the distressing problem of high Saudi unemployment. This paper introduces and critically reviews Saudi unemployment and identifies the deep-rooted causes behind it. It deals with special issues regarding unemployment that are not common in other countries. Apparently, the increased reliance on foreign workforce in the private-sector economy is aggravating unemployment among the domestic, Saudi workforce. It is due to the unique socioeconomic and cultural traits of Saudi Arabia along with political, educational, managerial and externally influenced factors that the problem of Saudi unemployment persists and aggravates over time. Putting forward a set of normative policy recommendations, this paper asks for an integrated approach to enhance coordination among governmental agencies and to encourage participation from the private-sector economy in enabling and increasing the effectiveness of the government's response to Saudi unemployment.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION1

Aim & Objectives1

Focus questions2

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW3

Education: Preparation for the Global Economy3

Education: Fostering Opportunities for Women4

Modernization: Promoting Development5

Conceptual Framework6

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY9

Research Design9

Data Analysis10

CHAPTER 4: DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS13

Governmental Initiatives towards Employment13

Integral Role of Social Institutions, the Public and the Private Sector15

Possible Remedies17

CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION19

RECOMMENDATIONS19

Conclusions21

REFERENCES23

Chapter 1: Introduction

Reducing the level of unemployment in the labour force has been a prime target of every government's policies, bearing in mind the socioeconomic consequences of high levels of unemployment. Most countries especially in the developed world tend to keep their unemployment levels below 10 percent with various ways of government intervention aimed at approaching full employment. The foreign labour problem became a vital issue in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia leading to many problems, like the phenomenon of long-term structural unemployment among the domestic Saudi workforce. There are controversies between the government of Saudi Arabia and the Saudi private sector about this plight. Currently, Saudi Arabia hosts seven million foreign workers that work mainly in the private sector. Representatives of the private sector claim that they hire foreign labourers due to lack of qualified Saudi labourers. The problem of weak demand for Saudi labours is founded in the perceived and real lack of job skills and qualifications. There are many reasons that must be accounted for - they must be thoroughly investigated, displayed, discussed, and addressed in an adequate manner.

Aim & Objectives

The aim of the project is to provide data base among students, private sector and ministry of education. It is explicit that the problem of “nationalizing” the Saudi labour ...