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Saudi Arabia: Government announces labour localisation requirements for engineering, dental, accounting and pharmacy-related professions

Announcement

26 Jan 2025

In January 2025, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced the introduction of localisation requirements for certain medical and pharmacy-related, accounting, and dental professions, as well as technical engineering professions. 

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Number of interventions

4

4 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

27 Jul 2026

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Updated: 26 Jan 2025
Local labour requirement

On 26 January 2025, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development of Saudi Arabia announced increased labour localisation requirements for dental professions. Effective 27 July 2026, the r...

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Implementation date

27 Oct 2025

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Updated: 26 Jan 2025
Local labour requirement In force

On 26 January 2025, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development of Saudi Arabia announced increased labour localisation requirements for several accounting professions. The measure enter...

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Implementation date

27 Jul 2025

Revocation date:

26 Jul 2026

Updated: 26 Jan 2025
Local labour requirement In force
On 26 January 2025, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development of Saudi Arabia announced increased labour localisation requirements for dental professions. Specifically, the rates are rais...
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Implementation date

27 Jul 2025

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Updated: 26 Jan 2025
Local labour requirement In force

On 26 January 2025, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development of Saudi Arabia announced increased labour localisation requirements for several medical and pharmacy-related professions ...

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