RIYADH — The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD) signed a joint memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Saudi Water Sports & Diving Federation (SWSDF) aimed at increasing Saudization and empowerment of women in the water sports and diving sector. Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Eng. Ahmed Al-Rajhi and Prince Sultan Bin Fahd Bin Salman, chairman of the Board of Directors of SWSDF and president of the Water Sports Association, inked the MoU, which aims to regulate the work of the water sports and diving sector, and strive to increase the percentage of Saudi participation in it. The deal also targets raising the rate of women's participation in the labor market through private sector establishments operating in the field of water sports and diving. The agreement provides for the formation of a joint working group to define aspects of the professions and jobs targeted for Saudization, and to define training requirements and coordination with the parties and relevant authorities to achieve the objectives of localization and to implement joint media and marketing campaigns. As per the deal, the ministry will start adding facilities operating in the field of water sports and diving services to the electronic platform for self-employment so as to issue documents of agreed activities. Speaking on the occasion of the signing ceremony, Al-Rajhi said that the goals of MoU include organizing the work of the water sports and diving sector in the Kingdom in private sector establishments and individuals engaged in the field of self-employment and providing them with support. The ministry will enumerate the professions and jobs targeted for Saudization, determining the training requirements and coordination with the parties and relevant authorities to achieve the objectives of Saudization and create new job opportunities for national cadres in this field, in addition to increasing the percentage of women's participation in the labor market. The signing of MoU comes in line with the move of the ministry and SWSDF to enhance cooperation to serve the development of the water sports and diving sector and create a safe and attractive work environment in it. Through this deal, the ministry seeks to achieve the Kingdom's Vision 2030 as well as to support the objectives of the National Transformation Program so as to build and develop partnerships with government agencies and the private sector to ensure coordination in joint projects. It also targets to increase the percentage of Saudi participation, and to raise the percentage of women's participation in the employment market. It is noteworthy that the water sports and diving sector includes several sports activities such as motor sports, including power boats and jet ski, sport fishing, recreational and technical and free diving, and fly board and other emerging sports.
