21/08/2014
During a workshop organized by the East Chamber yesterday
Department of Labor: the third phase of the feminization of women's shops kicks off early next year.
Altekhefi: Our goal is not only employment but the strive for a work environment suitable for Saudi women
The Labor Department announced that the third phase of the process of feminization of feminine supplies stores will start early next Hijri year, new mechanisms, and additional requirements to provide a sound environment and suitable for women's work, and after a careful and detailed assessment of the earlier phases. This came during a workshop in third phase of women's necessities shops organized by feminizing Thursday 21 January 2014 the Chamber's business investors in the women's supplies, spoke the Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of labor programs Dr. Fahd bin Suleiman altkhifi.
At the beginning of the workshop, Secretary in charge of the Chamber Abdul Rahman Ibn alhumain who conducted the workshop dialogues, praising the steps and achievements in raising the saudization ratio in women's supplies, which were based on the cooperation of all parties involved in this aspect. Alhumain stressed the keenness of the East Chamber to activate the governmental decisions, preserving the interests of the private sector. altkhifi said that the decision to limit the work in shops selling women's supplies of Saudi women is a decision issued by the Ministry of labor pursuant to the Royal Decree of 2/7/1432, pursuant to the decision of Council of Ministers dated 12/4/1425 b on the work in shops selling women's supplies of Saudi women, resolution accordingly is mandatory and not optional status for investors in the Women's supplies sector, reflecting trends in the State, our goal is to gradually expand to all this sector, to be restricted only for Saudi women. Noting that the third phase of the resolution will start beginning of the Hijri year next stores jalabiya and maternity care, will commit to shops For other hardware stores for different time periods will be between the feminization of every woman requirement and the other six months, where in the order schedule for women's needs according to the importance of the feminization of infants, and the suitability of its feminization compared to what has been previously altkhifi said feminization that the success of any resolution or draft is not just released, but a number of the projects supported, so we strive our best to provide as much success, so there has been participation by employers and take into consideration about this timetable and suitability, because our goal is not only employment, but employment in the work environment and suitable for women, so we have made a great effort with employers for conditionality are applicable and which comes from the most important ban men working in shops or departments that are feminized, and provide privacy and autonomy for women, and provide places for prayer, rest, benches for seating and toilets and other fixtures in. Noting that the Ministry is seeking to implement the resolution, in cooperation with private sector organizations, as well as related parties of various government ministries and to providing a safe working environment and suitable for women The feminine organizing requirements the contracting process between women and the employer, so the labor has all rights to documents such as health insurance and allowances. Reviewed by Dr. altkhifi supplies to be feminized in the third stage, a jalabiya, and maternity care, perfumes, shoes, bags, socks and garments, stalls, textile, adding that it is necessary that some institutions have scrambled in the process of feminization, before it is binding, and we welcome this step, and call only to comply with the requirements, the employer may also hire part-time, and may also specify in the site is for women or families.. And women's supplies stores in airports, the Ministry said altkhifi has not committed any of the feminine, but if so it must comply with the above requirements.
The irregularities which will apply the right to punitive measures such as not hiring Saudi women or non-compliance with the requirements of the working environment or non-compliance with other requirements, such as contractual relationship explained altkhifi procedures and sanctions are gradually starting to advise and alert written warning and then adjust and fine established then all entities associated treatment facilities located in the Red range of program areas and stop all services of the Ministry of labor, and then resort to close stores in the event of the employer's insistence on The offense is. Noting that the Ministry's goal is to improve the working environment for women, and it is only through the follow-up by the Ministry and other stakeholders, and we are the result of the application of sanctions.
Altkhifi said that the Ministry and the Fund for the development of human resources, technical and vocational training Corporation all seek to support the decision of feminization and help enterprises to abide by that, although the responsibility of the employer are employment, training and rehabilitation to women workers, the UNFIP and UNF offers a number of different employment support programs, including financial support.. At the conclusion of the workshop will be Undersecretary of Ministry of labor strategic vision for development projects for the third phase, which included a number of paths and projects to ensure effective implementation of the resolution, such as the development of inspection and follow-up mechanisms, support mechanisms and recruitment, inventory and update the database, evaluation of phase I and II and other media said about feminization and customer service, complaints and communications 920001173 or emailTaNeeth@mol.gov.sa
The fourth phase will begin on 1/6/1437 e, including the shops belong or categories in the stores that sell women's perfume in commercial centers open, and the shops of the CE or belong in the stores that sell shoes, bags and socks, women's business centers, and the Al shops belong hush that sells women's clothing in malls and stalls that sell the women's business open centers.
The Ministry also identified the date 1/1/1438 e a fifth phase covering sections of the stores that sell women's clothing packed with other «Department» in the business centers closed or the stand-alone shops or malls, and shops or in the stores that sell women's fabrics in commercial centers of the closure or the stand-alone shops or malls open and self-contained small shops that sell evening gowns and Bridal dresses and gowns women's accessories women's and six for jalabiya maternity care, shoes, bags and socks Women's and women's apparel and textile, and sections of pharmacies in the closed malls that sell accessories or cosmetics.
