RIYADH — Six government agencies partnered to boost localization of jobs generated from operation and maintenance contracts awarded by government agencies and by companies, where the government holds at least 51% of capital, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Tuesday.

The program’s government partners include Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, Ministry of Finance, Government Expenditure & Projects Efficiency Authority, Human Resources Development Fund (Hadaf), Technical and Vocational Training Corporation, and Local Content and Government Procurement Authority.

The entities provide incentives and support for establishments in the operation and maintenance sector, which are targeted by the Saudization program, the ministry said in a statement.

These entities renewed their invitation for the operation and maintenance establishments to announce vacancies generated from the contracts awarded by government agencies, through the national labor portal "Taqat", and to benefit from the portal's services in accessing qualified and appropriate national cadres.

In October 2019, Minister of Labor and Social Development Ahmed Al-Rajhi issued a decision on raising the localization rates in all jobs generated from contracts awarded by government agencies and companies in the operation and maintenance sectors.

In December 2019, the minister issued another decision on approving the localization guidelines in the operation and maintenance sectors to unify the mechanism used in the implementation of the Saudization rates in the public entities, in addition to ensuring its efficiency. — SG