Business & Money | Thursday 10 December, 2015 3:14 am |

The Ministry of Labor announced that it is opening the doors for Saudi women to work in airline catering.

Private Programs Deputy Labor Minister Abdulmunim Al-Shihry said the ministry is cooperating with Saudi Airlines Catering to offer Saudi women employment opportunities.

“The ministry aims to provide a safe and healthy environment for women to work in. We cooperate with the Human Resources Fund, the Technical and Vocational Training Center and the General Organization for Social Insurance to provide women with the best possible work opportunities and the best training,” said Al-Shihry.

He added that the ministry offers a lot of aid to help Saudi women find employment in the private sector.

“We offer financial aid to trainees and set a minimum wage for private sector employees. The ministry supports the emloyment and education of women. The collaboration of the public and private sectors is a clear sign that the Kingdom empowers women,” said Al-Shihry.

The ministry also rewards establishments for complying with the ministry’s vision, he added.

“The ministry’s job is not only to set rules and regulations for the employment of women. Companies can approach us for help in order to allow more women to work,” said Al-Shihry.

Saudi Airline Catering CEO Wajdi Al-Ghabban said the company welcomes the employment of women in various departments. We have women employees working in marketing, sales, operational management, health and safety and hygiene and nutrition. Most of our women employees are Saudi. We have 458 Saudi women employees and they make up 98.4 percent of the women employees in the company,” said Al-Ghabban. He also said all employees are fully qualified in the positions they hold.

“We offer proper training programs. We also cooperate with the ministry to ensure that all applicants are skilled in the vocation they are applying for and that they go through the proper hiring process,” said Al-Ghabban.