The number of foreigners working in Saudi Arabia is continuously decreasing. In the last year, more than five and a half lakh people have left their jobs here. Talking about the number of foreign workers, there are 6.1 million foreign workers currently working in Saudi Arabia, which is one of the top three countries in the Gulf. However, in the last few months, Saudi has also made labor laws quite flexible.
According to Saudi government data, the number of foreigners working in the private and government sectors decreased by 5,71,000 between June 2020 and June this year. This is a decline of 8.52%. The number of Saudi and non-Saudi workers has come down from 8.7 million to 8.2 million.
The reason for the decrease in the number of foreign workers in Saudi Arabia is due to the corona epidemic. Due to this a large number of foreign workers have returned to their country. In the first quarter of this year, Saudi imposed strict travel restrictions. This includes vaccination, corona report, and quarantine rules.
Due to the Corona epidemic, there has also been a psychological effect on the workers coming from many other countries including Saudi Arabia. When the wave of the epidemic intensified, many countries immediately sent back foreign workers. Now some countries which are inviting foreign workers have also implemented strict rules and regulations. In such a situation, these workers have now started looking for a means of earning in their own country to avoid these intricacies.
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