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Jobs as 3rd phase of shops’ feminization starts Saturday

October 18, 2017
Shops employing women must provide a conducive atmosphere for them including rest rooms, prayer places, toilets and other facilities. — Courtesy: Al-Hayat newspaper
Shops employing women must provide a conducive atmosphere for them including rest rooms, prayer places, toilets and other facilities. — Courtesy: Al-Hayat newspaper

Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH
— The Ministry of Labor and Social Development (MLSD) will start on Saturday the third phase of feminizing women accessory shops, Al-Hayat newspaper reported on Tuesday quoting the ministry’s spokesman Khaled Aba Al-Khail.

He said the third phase targets shops selling ladies perfumes, shoes, bags, stockings and ready-made garments.

Kiosks selling women accessories will also be fully feminized in addition to sections in malls and supermarkets which sell clothes and other women accessories.

Aba Al-Khail said the phase also includes independent small shops which sell wedding dresses, abayas, garments, child-care and other accessories.

He said pharmacies in malls which sell cosmetics and make-up accessories will also be feminized.

Shops employing women must provide a conducive atmosphere for them including rest rooms, prayer places, toilets and other facilities.

Women working places should have complete privacy and segregated.

If a commercial establishment receives both men and women, then guards should be posted or advanced security systems installed at the entrance to the area where women work, Aba Al-Khail said.

If a shop sells garments for both men and women, then working women should not be less than three in each shift and they should be separated from male sections.

The Human Resources Development Fund (Hadaf) has initiated a number of programs to support working women.


October 18, 2017
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