40 Government Agencies Strive for Quality Industries in Saudi Arabia

A meeting between the NDLP officials and the Industrial Committee in the Riyadh Chamber to review the program services and the upcoming work plan. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
A meeting between the NDLP officials and the Industrial Committee in the Riyadh Chamber to review the program services and the upcoming work plan. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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40 Government Agencies Strive for Quality Industries in Saudi Arabia

A meeting between the NDLP officials and the Industrial Committee in the Riyadh Chamber to review the program services and the upcoming work plan. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
A meeting between the NDLP officials and the Industrial Committee in the Riyadh Chamber to review the program services and the upcoming work plan. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

The National Industrial Development and Logistics Services Program (NDLP) is seeking to work with 40 Saudi government agencies to achieve qualitative industries represented in partial and total manufacturing and the development of the supply chain in machinery, medical equipment, cars, military industries and renewable energy.
The NDLP aims to transform the Kingdom into a leading industrial power and a global logistics platform by maximizing the value generated from the mining and energy sectors and focusing on the local content and the Fourth Industrial Revolution, to contribute to expanding and diversifying the economic impact of the targeted sectors.

Eng. Suleiman Al-Mazrouh, CEO of the NDLP, stressed his confidence in achieving the program’s objectives in light of the great integration between promising growth sectors and executive bodies, in addition to the availability of national competencies.

During a recent meeting of the Industrial Committee of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Riyadh, Al-Mazrouh said that achieving the objectives of the program would contribute to transforming the Kingdom into a leading industrial power and a global logistics platform.

For his part, Abdullah Al-Khorayef, member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Industrial Committee, explained that the program seeks to create an advanced and capable industrial society that achieves many of the aspirations of the business sector and opens the door for the development of industrial human capital.

The meeting featured a presentation of the most important goals of the NDLP and its upcoming strategy, and saw extensive discussions between committee members and program officials over the work plan and aspects of cooperation with industrialists.

It also reviewed the Daleel platform, which is a comprehensive window for presenting important information to the beneficiaries.



Starbucks Workers Expand Strike in US Cities Including New York

Starbucks workers hold signs as they picket during a strike in front of a Starbucks to demand collective bargaining agreements in Burbank, California on December 20, 2024. (AFP)
Starbucks workers hold signs as they picket during a strike in front of a Starbucks to demand collective bargaining agreements in Burbank, California on December 20, 2024. (AFP)
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Starbucks Workers Expand Strike in US Cities Including New York

Starbucks workers hold signs as they picket during a strike in front of a Starbucks to demand collective bargaining agreements in Burbank, California on December 20, 2024. (AFP)
Starbucks workers hold signs as they picket during a strike in front of a Starbucks to demand collective bargaining agreements in Burbank, California on December 20, 2024. (AFP)

Starbucks workers have expanded their strike to four more US cities, including New York, the union representing over 10,000 baristas said late on Saturday.

The five-day strike, which began on Friday and initially closed Starbucks cafes in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle, has added New Jersey, New York, Philadelphia and St. Louis, Workers United said in a statement. It did not say where the New Jersey walkout was occurring.

Starbucks did not immediately respond to a request for comment outside regular business hours.

Talks between the coffee chain and the union hit an impasse with unresolved issues over wages, staffing and schedules, leading to the strike.

The union is striking in 10 cities, also including Columbus, Denver and Pittsburgh, during the busy holiday season that may impact the company's Christmas sales.

Workers United warned on Friday that the strike could reach "hundreds of stores" by Tuesday, Christmas Eve.

Starbucks began negotiations with the union in April. It said this month it had conducted more than eight bargaining sessions, during which 30 agreements had been reached.

The company operates more than 11,000 stores in the United States, employing about 200,000 workers.