Human Resources Ministry Implements Saudization’s 2nd Phase of Licensed Aviation Professions

The Human Resources Ministry implements Saudization’s second phase of licensed aviation professions. (SPA)
The Human Resources Ministry implements Saudization’s second phase of licensed aviation professions. (SPA)
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Human Resources Ministry Implements Saudization’s 2nd Phase of Licensed Aviation Professions

The Human Resources Ministry implements Saudization’s second phase of licensed aviation professions. (SPA)
The Human Resources Ministry implements Saudization’s second phase of licensed aviation professions. (SPA)

The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, in partnership with the Ministry of Transport and Logistic Services, announced the implementation of the second phase of the Saudization of licensed aviation professions in private sector establishments, SPA said on Monday.
It added that five or more workers are to be employed in one of the targeted aviation professions.
This is set to begin on March 04, 2024, as part of the ministries' efforts to provide stable and incentivized employment opportunities for both male and female citizens and enhance their participation in the job market.
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has announced that the targeted professions in the second phase will include the Flight Attendant profession with a 60% focus and Fixed-Wing Pilot with a 70% emphasis.
Workers in these aviation professions are required to obtain a professional accreditation certificate from the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA).
The Ministry of Transport and Logistic Services has emphasized its commitment to overseeing the implementation of the second phase.
The goal is to empower private sector establishments by providing comprehensive support and employment programs available through the Human Resources and Social Development system. This assistance is intended to facilitate the hiring and attraction of national talents.
The Ministry has issued a procedural guide outlining all aspects of the decision, its implementation mechanism, and the support and employment programs extended to private sector establishments.

 

 



Latest Tests Show Seine Water Quality Was Substandard When Paris Mayor Took a Dip

 Boats carrying members of delegations sail along the Seine during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 26, 2024. (AFP)
Boats carrying members of delegations sail along the Seine during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 26, 2024. (AFP)
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Latest Tests Show Seine Water Quality Was Substandard When Paris Mayor Took a Dip

 Boats carrying members of delegations sail along the Seine during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 26, 2024. (AFP)
Boats carrying members of delegations sail along the Seine during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 26, 2024. (AFP)

Tests results released Friday showed the water quality in the River Seine was slightly below the standards needed to authorize swimming — just as the Paris Olympics start.

Heavy rain during the opening ceremony revived concerns over whether the long-polluted waterway will be clean enough to host swimming competitions, since water quality is deeply linked with the weather in the French capital.

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a highly publicized dip last week in a bid to ease fears. The Seine will be used for marathon swimming and triathlon.

Daily water quality tests measure levels of fecal bacteria known as E. coli.

Tests by monitoring group Eau de Paris show that at the Bras Marie, E. coli levels were then above the safe limit of 900 colony-forming units per 100 milliliters determined by European rules on June 17, when the mayor took a dip.

The site reached a value of 985 on the day the mayor swam with Paris 2024 chief Tony Estanguet and the top government official for the Paris region, Marc Guillaume, joined her, along with swimmers from local swimming clubs.

At two other measuring points further downstream, the results were below the threshold.

The statement by Paris City Hall and the prefecture of the Paris region noted that water quality last week was in line with European rules six days out of seven on the site which is to host the Olympic swimming competitions.

It noted that "the flow of the Seine is highly unstable due to regular rainfall episodes and remains more than twice the usual flow in summer," explaining fluctuating test results.

Swimming in the Seine has been banned for over a century. Since 2015, organizers have invested $1.5 billion to prepare the Seine for the Olympics and to ensure Parisians have a cleaner river after the Games. The plan included constructing a giant underground water storage basin in central Paris, renovating sewer infrastructure, and upgrading wastewater treatment plants.