There are many ideas and opinions, which have dealt with the problem of unemployment in Saudi Arabia through research, analysis and offer more solutions. Any problem has several solutions if there is a will to resolve it, and of course all the solutions have negative and positive aspects as there are no mutually satisfactory solutions. This case study will display the most important causes and solutions.
Background:
Unemployment is considered one of the most significant economic problems facing any country in the world. It is the foundation of all economic, political and social problems because it generates economic backwardness and political instability (Dews, 2014) . Saudi Arabia’s youth unemployment has become the major …show more content…
In addition to an increase in the number of students from the high school graduates each year. Another reason of the causes of unemployment is a significant decline in the effectiveness of educational policy concerned with aspects of the needs of the labor market. Also, the continuation of the system of retirement age (60 years) and low salary retirees once they retire almost halved making employees cling to the job and resist the idea of retirement all they could. Furthermore , the increase of staffing of non-Saudis to work in Saudi Arabia. The number of non-Saudis worker about eight million …show more content…
This is without losing their salary after retirement of that age (Ali, 2012). Another important solution is to apply website record where all data and desires and needs willing to work and be updated on a daily basis and continuously to make it easier for job seekers and access to those in need . (Fahad, 2006). In addition, the society must change Saudi youth thinking about the works that did not get used to her work there are many works that are rare in Saudi workers because of the perception of inferiority, Such as carpentry, agriculture, plumbing and mechanics. Although it works generate a lot of money, and just need to intensive training programs for these workers (Ali, 2012). moreover , government should encourage unemployed Saudi youth towards the establishment of small businesses and reaping from which money be a source of livelihood for them to keep them away from the practice of begging or resort to illegal ways of earning (Ali,