JEDDAH: The Fashion Designing Committee at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) said it plans to create jobs for Saudi women in the fashion industry.
Omaima Azzouz, head of the committee, said meetings have been held with officials to establish plans that will qualify and employ more than 2,500 Saudi women over five years. She said that the initiative centers around the designer clothes sector, where investments exceed SR15 billion ($4 billion).
The committee is taking practical steps to create garment-production facilities. The initiative will establish job opportunities for Saudi women as part of the National Transformation Program (NTP) 2020 and Vision 2030.
Azzouz explained that the committee launched the initiative through meetings with the Saudi Ministry of Labor and Social Development in the Makkah region, in order to find small-business entrepreneurs who will build these factories.
Most women in the fashion and designer clothes sector are entrepreneurs who work individually. “Because they cannot penetrate the industry and set up a production line, we are working to create a conglomerate for each group... with the help of three to five business owners to establish a small factory to produce one... specialized fashion line,” she explained.
She stressed that the project will provide 2,500 technical, administrative and marketing jobs for Saudi women.
A feasibility study has been conducted, and there will be workshops in the future to discuss licensing and challenges that the project will face.
Fashion industry plans to create 2,500 jobs for Saudi women
Fashion industry plans to create 2,500 jobs for Saudi women
Saudi Arabia rejects Israel’s recognition of Somaliland
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Friday expressed full support for the sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity of Somalia, and expressed its rejection of the declaration of mutual recognition between Israel and Somaliland.
Israel on Friday formally recognized Somaliland as an “independent and sovereign state” and signed an agreement to establish diplomatic ties, as the region’s leader hailed its first-ever official recognition.
The Kingdom affirmed its rejection of any attempts to impose parallel entities that conflict with the unity of Somalia, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
It also affirmed its support for the legitimate institutions of the Somali state, and its keenness to preserve the stability of Somalia and its people.
Somaliland, which declared independence from Somalia in 1991, has for decades pushed for international recognition, the key priority for president Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi since he took office last year.
