Labor cases to be examined first by labor offices

The Council of Ministers emphasized on Tuesday that the strong position of the Kingdom’s economy confirms the positive results of the reform measures.

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman chaired the weekly session of the Cabinet at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh.

In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency following the session, Minister of Media Awwad Al-Awwad said the Cabinet decided that labor cases will be submitted first to the labor office, within the jurisdiction of the work place, before filing the litigation in labor courts.

The Cabinet lauded the success of the recently-concluded Future Investment Initiative which saw the signing of big investment agreements worth over $60 billion in diverse fields.

“This emphasizes the trust reposed in the Saudi economy and reflects its power and strength at the regional and global level,” the Cabinet said.

It noted the speech of Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman at FII forum in which he affirmed that the Kingdom has taken initiatives to develop the Saudi economy.

The Cabinet stressed the Kingdom’s full cooperation with the United Nations and the international community to achieve all that is good for humanity and fulfill aspirations of all of them for security, stability and development, as well as continuing to provide its humanitarian, political and economic role with a sense of full responsibility, considering its Islamic and global status.

The Kingdom also vowed to implement the goals of Sustainable Development Plan 2030, citing the Kingdom’s Debt Waiving Initiative exempting the poor countries from a total of more than $ 6 billion of debt.