(MENAFN) The Council of Saudi Chambers will employ women in the food sector, which is a step in the way of building the labor market and empowering women economically, Saudi Gazette quoted Arabic newspaper Al Madinah on Wednesday.
However, firstly Saudi women will be appointed to work in 16 restaurants on a trial-and-error basis in the project which is headed by Princess Nourah Bint Mohammad, wife of the Riyadh Amir.
"On a trial basis we will hire women in 16 restaurants. We will also hold a workshop with restaurant owners in order to discuss strategies to hire more women in the sector," said Huda Al Jiraisi, head of the initiating team.
It's worth mentioning that this initiative comes in a bid to propose more employment chances Saudi women in the private sector where the women's involvement to the labor market stands at 20 per cent.
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