- Foreword
An introduction to the Industrial Clusters program from president, Azzam Shalabi.
ObjectivesSpecific goals of the Industrial Clusters program.
OrganisationHow the program and individual clusters are structured.
ExpertiseSpecific areas of expertise and key people within the program.
PartnersOrganisations that work closely with and support Industrial Clusters.
- Strategic advantages
More about the many advantages KSA offers industrial investors.
InfrastructureAn overview of KSA’s modern and expanding industrial and business infrastructure.
Human capitalEducation, training and demographics of KSA’s world-class labour pool.
Investment incentives and supportA guide to the incentives and support available to industrial investors.
- Labour regulations
More about working practices and regulations in Saudi Arabia.
Trade agreementsSaudi Arabia is an active member in many trade organisations worldwide.
TaxationLearn about Saudi Arabia's highly favourable taxation and duty levies.
Setting up a businessHow Industrial Clusters can advise on establishing a business in KSA.
SAGIAThe Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority can facilitate investment and support.
- Minerals and Metal Processing cluster
The opportunities for metals and minerals industries and downstream applications.
Automotive clusterWhy KSA is well-placed to meet growing demand for vehicles and vehicle components.
Plastics and Packaging clusterHow plastics conversion builds upon the success of KSA’s petrochemicals industry.
Home Appliances clusterKSA’s resources can meet soaring demand for home appliances in the Middle East.
Solar Energy clusterMore about the potential for creating the components for and generating solar energy.
Other industriesBeyond the Industrial Clusters, KSA has a raft of long-established and successful industries.
Industrial Clusters program supportMore about the support Industrial Clusters can offer to industrial investors.
Labour regulations
Employees in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) work an average of 8 hours a day, 5.5 days a week. After taking into account annual leave and public holidays, they work 282 days a year. During Ramadan, the month of fasting, working hours are generally reduced.
Saudi Arabia's principal statute governing employer-employee relationships is the Labour Law M/51 of September 2005, which revised aspects of the previous labour law of November 1969.
The Ministry of Labor is responsible for granting work and residence permits to non-Saudis. Applicants must obtain an entry visa from their own country's Saudi embassy beforehand.
Under Saudi Arabia's sponsorship system, expatriate employees can enter, work in, and leave KSA only with the permission or assistance of their sponsoring employers.
The Government introduced a 'Saudization' policy in 1996, aimed at encouraging private-sector employers to recruit more Saudi nationals. The Ministry of Labor decides the minimum percentage of Saudi employees on a case by case basis, initially on the licensing of a new business and then periodically.
It is the employer's responsibility to organise healthcare for Saudi and non-Saudi workers.
There is no minimum wage in KSA, and there is no right to strike.
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