Families that migrated to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia
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in Saudi Arabia, where six of seven service workers are foreigners, the government has hired foreign firms to teach young Saudis desirable work traits such as punctuality, reliability, and courtesy and is trying to persuade employers to hire Saudis by prohibiting the admission of foreign secretaries.
The government also requires firms to increase the number of Saudis in their work forces by five percent each year.
On the supply side of the labor market, the government is offering native youth up to $190 per week to attend one-year courses designed to turn them into desirable service workers.
The Deputy Labor Minister says that "Every job filled by a foreigner is considered a temporary job to be filled by a Saudi whenever it is possible." Many employers reportedly prefer foreigners because they work for $500 per month, and they can be deported if fired, versus $1,000 per month expected by Saudis.
When Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990, there were about 650,000 Kuwaiti citizens and 1.4 million foreign workers in Kuwait. The war reduced the number of foreign workers to about 700,000.
After seven-month occupation by Iraq ended, the Kuwaiti government expelled 700,000 Palestinian, Jordanian, and Yemeni guest workers in a bid for self-reliance. However, by 1992, newspapers were reporting that foreigners once again dominated the labor force, this time Egyptians, Iranians and Asians.
The government also requires firms to increase the number of Saudis in their work forces by five percent each year.
On the supply side of the labor market, the government is offering native youth up to $190 per week to attend one-year courses designed to turn them into desirable service workers.
The Deputy Labor Minister says that "Every job filled by a foreigner is considered a temporary job to be filled by a Saudi whenever it is possible." Many employers reportedly prefer foreigners because they work for $500 per month, and they can be deported if fired, versus $1,000 per month expected by Saudis.
When Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990, there were about 650,000 Kuwaiti citizens and 1.4 million foreign workers in Kuwait. The war reduced the number of foreign workers to about 700,000.
After seven-month occupation by Iraq ended, the Kuwaiti government expelled 700,000 Palestinian, Jordanian, and Yemeni guest workers in a bid for self-reliance. However, by 1992, newspapers were reporting that foreigners once again dominated the labor force, this time Egyptians, Iranians and Asians.
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