After reading the article "No men to sell perfumes, cosmetics to female customers" (March 31) I hope that expat men who have been manning stores in markets and malls selling women's clothing, accessories, underwears, shoes and perfumes would have a chance to complete their contract by now and able to leave on exit visa with their full rights. Enough time has been given to Saudi shop/store owners to hire locals. Avid1111, Online response II. Another endeavor by the Ministry of Labor to achieve another ingenious milestone which will cripple the small businesses. No small business will last for two years with this plan and they will have the same people in unemployment line soon after that. Job creation is what the country needs and subsidizing salary will not compensate the business lose. For a small shop which can be run by a single person will now need to have two people because you need to create a separate section each for the two genders. Lil, Online response III. The ministry has taken a good step. Wishing them success. It will reduce cover–up businesses to great extend and at the same time empower Saudi women. It will gradually reduce the Kingdom's dependence on foreign workforce. Inshallah soon Saudi Arabia will be self-sufficent in human resourcces. Don't wory of the initial hiccups and bashing by jealous expats. Akthar Hussain, Online response
