By NNN-PTI,
Dubai : Saudi Arabia has clarified that there was no blanket plan to revoke work permits for expatriates who have stayed in the kingdom for six years.
In a statement, the Labour Ministry clarified press reports that quoted Labour Minister Adel Fakieh as saying that the government would not renew work permits for foreigners who have held jobs for six years in the kingdom.
“What Labour Minister Adel Fakieh meant by his statement was that the measure would be applied on those foreigners who work for companies in the yellow category,” said Hattab Al-Anazi, official spokesman of the ministry.
Companies in the yellow category that did not fulfil Saudisation conditions, should correct their status in order to get the permits of their workers renewed, he said.