اعتماد قواعد تسجيل العاملين وتوطين الأنشطة في المنشآت السياحية

The Ministry of Tourism has adopted policies and regulations for registering workers and localizing activities in licensed establishments across all regions and cities; to enhance employment opportunities for citizens and empower national cadres in sector jobs.
Tourism Minister Ahmed Al-Khateeb explained that the adoption of these policies and regulations represents an important step in the ministry's efforts to empower national cadres in promising tourism sector jobs in the Kingdom, as part of collaborative efforts with relevant government entities to localize jobs in the tourism field. He pointed out that these policies and regulations come in line with the ministry's commitment to empower qualified national cadres in leadership positions within the sector and to provide suitable job opportunities for recent graduates. He indicated that the new policies specify the conditions and procedures for localizing activities and registering workers according to the issued decision, covering all activities licensed by the Ministry of Tourism.
The adopted policies and regulations aim to enhance the contribution of citizens to the tourism sector and provide motivating job opportunities in tourism for both male and female citizens, in addition to increasing the participation of national cadres in the labor market and the tourism sector.
The adopted policies and regulations include requiring tourism establishments to register all workers in the Ministry of Human Resources systems before commencing work, and documenting contracts for workers under contracting, lending, or seasonal work through the "Ajeer" platform or other approved platforms. It emphasizes that tourism establishments owning more than one licensed establishment as branches must register their employees in the file of the establishment linked to the tourism license for each establishment in the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development systems.
The adopted policies also stipulated the necessity of having a Saudi receptionist during working hours in all tourism hospitality facilities, as part of the ministry's commitment to highlighting the established values of Saudi hospitality. It prohibited outsourcing or contracting professions that have been subject to localization decisions to entities or workers outside the Kingdom, and that outsourcing or contracting must be with establishments licensed by the Ministry of Tourism or licensed to outsource Saudis by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development.
The Ministry of Tourism emphasized to all tourism establishments the necessity of adhering to the application of the policies and regulations for registering workers and localizing activities. The ministry will monitor violations of these policies and regulations and apply the prescribed penalties on violators without exception, in cooperation with relevant government entities.