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Join Date: 05 Mar 2015
Location:  Saudi ArabiaPosts: 85 |
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Crackdown on security firms for hiring expats |
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Crackdown on security firms for hiring expats
Riyadh Police have started cracking down on private security firms for various violations including employing expatriates. It is a statutory requirement for these companies to hire Saudis and to pay them SR3,000 a month but many are employing expatriates for SR1,000 a month, said a police officer from the private civil security division of the Riyadh police recently. Last week, the police arrested some security guards who were wearing uniforms identical to those of patrol police officers. The raids were part of a campaign launched by Riyadh Gov. Prince Faisal bin Bandar. The owners of the firms have been summoned for further questioning. Untrained guards The owner of a leading security firm in Jeddah, who did not want to be named, stressed that there is need to train security guards. “Ninety percent of the security guards in the city are not qualified,†he said. Security guards working for hospitals, commercial complexes and amusement parks need special training because they deal with a huge number of people every day, he said. He said general commercial establishments should not be allowed to recruit their own security guards. Only companies in the security sector should be allowed to do so. Abdul Hadi Al-Qahtani, chairman of the security guards and safety committee at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said security guards are not trained because the government does not issue licenses to private organizations to do so. “We have been trying to get a license for many years for training in the private sector.†He said the sector has the potential to create 50,000 jobs for Saudis. Source:arabnews http://www.arabnews.com/saudi-arabia/news/747491 |
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