JEDDAH — A Yemeni national was arrested after claiming about having a new scheme to correct the status of some expatriates.

The Makkah region police spokesman said that the investigations carried out by the security forces resulted in the identification of a person who appeared in a video clip, speaking inside a banquet hall in Jeddah in front of an audience who gathered upon his invitation.

During the speech, the man, who was identified as a Yemeni resident, claimed about a forthcoming scheme to correct the status of some expatriates in the Kingdom. It was revealed in the investigations that his claims were not based on official grounds.

Legal measures were taken against the man after his arrest, and he was then referred to the Public Prosecution, the spokesman added.

Saudi Arabia: 8.52 million private sector workers by end of 2021

Riyadh city

A statistic issued by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development showed that the number of workers in the private sector in Saudi Arabia reached about 8.52 million workers in 2021.

According to the statistic, foreigners accounted for 77% of the total employees in the private sector, equivalent to 6.59 million workers, and the number of Saudi workers reached 1.92 million workers, representing 23% of the total.

Employers are all Saudi and non-Saudi individuals who actually perform work in the Foundation with or without pay, and the owners, relatives or employees of the Foundation, whether they work full or part of the working time, and whether they are permanent or temporary, male or female, regardless of whether their wages are paid on a daily, weekly or monthly basis, including partners and members of joint stock companies, chairpersons and members of boards of directors, as well as well as workers with paid leave.

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