MLSD conducts 26,000 inspection rounds on telecom sector in 4 months, as well as uncovering compliance of 24,000 establishments to decision

The Ministry of Labor and Social Development (MLSD) conducted 25,959 rounds on commercial centers and independent stores across various regions of the Kingdom to make sure employers comply with the decision aiming to nationalize the telecommunication sector. Khaled Abalkhail, spokesman for MLSD, said the inspection rounds which started in 2018 till April 21 have uncovered compliance of 24,799 establishments compared to 1,160 uncompliant ones. During the crackdown, the inspection campaigns detected 1,214 violations, including 867 nationalization violations and 347 violations related to other labor issues, Abalkhail pointed out. The spokesman urged customers to report labor violations or submit inquires through contacting the Customer Service no. (19911) or using the ‘Ma3an Lil Rasd’ app on smart phones. Meanwhile, the total nationalization of the telecommunication sector aims to generate job opportunities for Saudi men and women who are interested to join the cell-phone industry in the light of the sector’s ability to provide lucrative income and job stability for them. Additionally, it seeks to limit security, social and economic issues and curb cover-up businesses as the sectoral enforcement also gives no exception for any establishment regardless of being mega, large, medium or small-sized.