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Thousands of Saudis benefit from distance job scheme

Xinhua, November 13, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Saudi Labor Ministry said Sunday that more than 2,000 Saudi citizens have been included in the distance job scheme, Saudi Press Agency reported.

A total of 1,715 of them work from home, while more than 1,149 do their jobs from work stations far from their companies' headquarters, the report said.

Spokesman for the ministry Khalid Abalkhil said that around 542 organizations have been involved in the scheme, which aims to integrate local jobseekers, mainly women and disabled in the labor market.

The scheme also target those who live in remote areas that lack job opportunities, it said.

The ministry has been holding workshops for companies to introduce the scheme to them and encourage them to be involved in it. Endit