Never let it be said that the Saudis don't take the problem of women's employment seriously. Here's the latest plan:
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry is currently studying a proposal to set up four industrial cities in Riyadh exclusively for women.
The Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) has conducted feasibility studies on the projects and submitted them to the ministry for final approval. The cities will be fully devoted to manufacturing consumer goods.
Saad Al-Mogil, chairman of the National Committee for Industries at the Saudi Council of Chambers and RCCI’s deputy chairman, said the four cities, to be located on western, eastern, southern and northern fringes of the capital city, would cover many industries....
Al-Mogil said the four industrial cities, to be run exclusively by businesswomen, would serve as a hub for women’s industries, such as readymade clothes, tailoring, confectionery, gold jewelry, assembly units for electronic appliances such as radio, television and computers.
Officials at the industrial cities said new projects would need special plans to ensure separate facilities for women workers. The factories also need to be surrounded by high fences to maintain safety and privacy. The projects also call for employment of trustworthy guards to watch the gates and oversee the movement of workers and visitors.
Sounds like a concentration camp or a ghetto.
Posted by: Bob-B | June 21, 2012 at 04:05 PM
Great plan "if" applied to all the jihadists in and out of Saudi.
Posted by: Sadie | June 23, 2012 at 10:24 PM