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Decision Allowing Children of Saudi Mothers to Work in Women's Goods and Mobile Phone Shops

Allows a Saudi mother's daughter to work in women's-goods shops, and her sons and daughters to work in selling and repairing mobile phones, as employees of the shop owners, without allowing them to own shops except as the law permits.

Ministerial decision29/11/1438H · 21 August 2017Employment

In brief

Allows a Saudi mother's daughter to work in women's-goods shops, and her sons and daughters to work in selling and repairing mobile phones, as employees of the shop owners, without allowing them to own shops except as the law permits.

Summary of the law

Key points

  • They may work in these Saudi-only activities as employees of the owner, not as owners.

Note

  • The official file is scanned or its text cannot be extracted reliably, so it is not reproduced here.

A plain-language summary prepared by Al-Bayan Al-Wadih Law Firm, focused on the violations and problems that come up most in daily life. It is not a substitute for the official text or for legal advice.

What it covers

  • Working for shop owners
  • No ownership

Timeline

  1. Issued: Published 29/11/1438H

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