Rob L. Wagner

‘Busted!’ Major Crackdown on Illegal Workers in Saudi Arabia

‘Busted!’ Major Crackdown on Illegal Workers in Saudi Arabia

ROB L. WAGNER: Although it had been widely anticipated the scale of the recent crackdown in the Kingdom has surprised many people

 Crossroads Arabia

In Saudi Restaurants ‘A Woman’s Place Is In The Kitchen’

In Saudi Restaurants ‘A Woman’s Place Is In The Kitchen’

At least in restaurants in Saudi Arabia, that’s where women ‘belong’. Arab News reports that the Ministry of Labor still bans women from working as waitresses or cashiers in restaurants, permitting them only to work in kitchens. The reason, of course, is to prevent the ‘mingling’ of the sexes in the workplace. It’s easy to […]

 Crossroads Arabia

‘Conscription’: Is It Really the Answer to Saudi Job Woes?

‘Conscription’: Is It Really the Answer to Saudi Job Woes?

CROSSROADS ARABIA: A novel approach to solving Saudi Arabia’s ‘national employment’ issue has been suggested by a writer on an Arabic daily

 Crossroads Arabia

‘Khalas’: Saudis Halt Unemployment Scheme

‘Khalas’: Saudis Halt Unemployment Scheme

CROSSROADS ARABIA: The Saudi authorities appear to have shut down the Hafiz programme launched with much fanfare last November

 Crossroads Arabia

Saudi Crackdown on Expats: Feeling Unwelcome

Saudi Crackdown on Expats: Feeling Unwelcome

CROSSROADS ARABIA: Life’s getting tougher for expatriate workers in Saudi Arabia.

 Crossroads Arabia

Saudi to Scrap Individual Sponsorship

Saudi to Scrap Individual Sponsorship

CROSSROADS ARABIA: Saudi looks to drop individual employee sponsorship to end rules “so complicated no one knows what’s going on”.

 Crossroads Arabia

Saudi’s ‘Modern Day Slavery’: The Solution?

Saudi’s ‘Modern Day Slavery’: The Solution?

CROSSROADS ARABIA: How can Saudi Arabia can continue its system of hiring foreign workers that treats some as slaves – and what is the solution?

 Crossroads Arabia

Saudi: Filipino, Indonesian Ban Continues

Saudi: Filipino, Indonesian Ban Continues

CROSSROADS ARABIA: Philippine, Indonesia making “illogical” demands over the pay and conditions their citizens will receive – Saudi Labor Ministry.

 Crossroads Arabia

Saudi’s Stark Employment Imbalance: For Every One Saudi, 15 Expatriates Hired

Saudi’s Stark Employment Imbalance: For Every One Saudi, 15 Expatriates Hired

CROSSROADS ARABIA: These jobs are all critical to society – they are honest jobs. The one thing they don’t carry, however, is status.

 Rob L. Wagner

The Dangerous Tightrope that Saudi Women Walk

The Dangerous Tightrope that Saudi Women Walk

ROB L. WAGNER: There is no proscription in the Quran of women in the workplace but the existing guardianship laws are a major obstacle.

 Abu Muhammed

Rethinking Education To Build Real Saudi Prosperity

Rethinking Education To Build Real Saudi Prosperity

ABU MUHAMMED: The only thing stopping Saudi from becoming a superpower is Saudi. A nation cannot truly be great until it can educate its own.

 Rob L. Wagner

Saudi: Scramble to Meet New Labor Deadlines

Saudi: Scramble to Meet New Labor Deadlines

ROB L. WAGNER: “We find ourselves sometimes forced to hire Saudis who aren’t qualified,” Jaad says, noting that some Saudis simply walk off the job without finishing their contract…