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Saudi Arabia begins 25% localisation of ICT sector jobs

Tuesday 29 June 2021 | 14:27 CET | News
The Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD) is starting localisation of jobs in the ICT sector, as per procedural guidelines. Such jobs include communications and IT engineering, application development, programming and analysis, and technical support. A localisation rate of 25 percent will apply to each of the three groups employing five or more workers, with exemptions for small enterprises.

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