Saudi Arabia begins localisation of 14 postal services
The Saudisation of postal and parcel services throughout all regions in the Kingdom has begun, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development said in a statement.
In a tweet from its official account, the ministry announced the end of the grace period given to businesses and said that the first phase of the scheme to localise all employment related to postal and parcel services is now active.
The first phase targets the 100 percent localisation of 14 such services, including verticals associated with them like the provision of delivery services via electronic platforms and mailroom management services.
The ministry has pledged to provide an incentive and support package to support private sector institutions in the transition.
The package will give support for recruitment and gaining access to Saudisation support programs through the Saudi Human Resources Development Fund, known as Hadaf.
It offers support to institutions across different sectors for employment and empowerment training.
In October, Hadaf announced that it supported the employment of 277,000 male and female citizens in private sector institutions from January this year until September.
The move to include the Kingdom’s postal services in the localisation program was issued in an announcement by the Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, Ahmed Al-Rajhi, in June.
