Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development teams have inspected over 700,200 private sector facilities in the Kingdom since the beginning of the year to mid-July of 2024, as part of its ongoing efforts to regulate and control the labor market, and ensure that owners of establishments comply with labor regulations. As a result, 88,776 warnings were issued to establishments contravening the law, and 107,329 establishments were found in noncompliance with several articles of the labor law. Violations included: 59,891 employers who failed to raise the wages as specified by the ministry; 16,295 cases of employees who had not received salaries; 7,662 cases of employment of foreigners in professions or activities reserved exclusively for Saudi nationals. The ministry's teams have stepped up efforts to monitor compliance of establishments with the decision to localize jobs, visiting 522,092 establishments. These visits yielded 9,712 opportunities for citizens and enabled attaining the target localizat ion rates in numerous sectors. The percentage of establishments that complied with the decisions to localize professions increased to 93.5%. In collaboration with the relevant authorities, the monitoring teams conducted 840 visits to petrol stations and service centers throughout the Kingdom. The ministry has reported that its inspection tours are under way at all facilities in the Kingdom's regions and governorates. It has urged all individuals to report any violations by calling the unified number 19911, or by using the ministry's smartphone application. Source: Saudi Press Agency