Study on foreign labor in the Saudi labor market
Context & objectives :
Small and medium-sized cities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have unemployment rates higher than the national average of 11.5% in 2013. As a result of the various "Saudization" strategies for youth employment and Women (included in the 10th Plan), the Ministry of Employment is now seeking to stimulate Regional Development and in particular that of intermediate-sized cities. The Ministry of Employment wants to launch a study allowing to (1) carry out a diagnosis allowing to understand the problems of unemployment in these intermediate-sized cities (100m to 500m inhabitants) and (2) to find palliative solutions.
The project strives to :