SAUDI ARABIA

End of the road for expat drivers

June 24, 2018

Okaz/Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH
— The recruitment of foreign drivers will decrease by 50 percent over the next 10 years due to the new law allowing women to drive, according to experts.

Hamad Al-Baishan, a recruitment agent, said recruitment charges will decrease and expat drivers will also lose their jobs.

“Women will be more independent and the financial burden of hiring a driver will no longer be an issue. Women will also be working in the transportation industry as bus drivers and metro drivers,” said Al-Baishan.

Saleh Bin Abdulwahid, another recruitment office agent, said hiring drivers is usually a financial burden on a Saudi family.

“Women driving will lessen the family’s financial burden and give women a safer option,” said Bin Abdulwahid.


June 24, 2018
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