One million jobs in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia to give one million jobs by the year 2030.

According to the details, an official at the Permanent Mission of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations in Geneva said that Saudi Arabia to give one million jobs to Saudi women by the year 2030.

The sources said that Mishaal Al-Balawi underlined the importance of the role of women in strengthening the Kingdom’s economy.

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He also said that women enjoy protection and empowerment with access to a large share of reforms and developments witnessed by the Kingdom.

The head of the human rights division at the Kingdom’s mission, said while attending the discussion on a report of the working group on the issue of discrimination against women at the Human Rights Council on Monday (Jul 7).

Al-Balawi said that the Kingdom, through its regulations and agencies, is striving to address the phenomenon of violence against women at their workplaces as well as to enable them to work in a safe atmosphere.

This is through enacting laws to protect women and preserve their rights, such as the Anti-Harassment Law and the Law of Protection from Abuse, he added.