Spokesman of the Ministry of Labor and Social Development Khaled Abalkhail said labor inspectors conducted 16,462 rounds on commercial centers and independent stores across the Kingdom to make sure employers comply with the decision aiming to nationalize and feminize women-only shops in its the third phase, which is in cooperation with several government entities.
Abalkhail clarified that the inspection rounds uncovered 11,159 compliant establishments (76 percent) compared to 5,303 uncompliant ones (24 percent), pointing out these figures came from the third week of enforcing the third phase of the feminization and nationalization decisions.
The spokesman highlighted the inspection campaigns detected 3,918 violations relating to the two decisions, saying the number of warnings issued against the establishments during these rounds reached at 4,063 as the Makkah recorded the highest number of violations at 1,637 followed by the Riyadh region with 599 and the Tabuk Region with 482.
Abalkhail urged customers to report violations or submit inquiries relating to the implementation of decision through dialing the customer service no. (19911) or using ‘Ma3an lil Rasd’ app on smart phones.
Meanwhile, the third phase of the move kicked off on Oct. 21 (the beginning month of Safar) to nationalize and feminize shops selling women-only necessities, including perfumes, shoes, bags, women socks, ready-to-wear cloths, kiosks and women fabrics, in addition to department stores selling women cloths along with other staples.
It also targets independent and small stores that sell soiree gowns, wedding dresses, Abaya (cloaks), accessories, Jalabiyas (traditional dresses) and mother-care products, as well as including pharmacies with sections that sell accessories and cosmetics.
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