Riyadh – Mubasher: Saudi Public Transport Authority (PTA) plans to organise system to allow women to drive taxis in the coming period, Rumaih Al-Rumaih, PTA president said.
The PTA will not hire foreign drivers, Al-Rumaih added.
All the PTA activities are available for males and females, and car rental offices have started appointing women, Al-Rumaih noted.
PTA aims to implement Saudisation in all transportation activities.
The Saudi body gave car rental grace period until the beginning of coming Rajab to implement Saudisation by 100% in its jobs.
Al-Rumaih indicated that Saudisation in the kingdom's transportation sector is still low, as taxis are not under Saudisation.
PTA is collaborating with the Ministry of Labor and Social Development (MLSD) in an effort to raise Saudisation in car rental offices.
In September, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz issued the royal decree allowing women to obtain driving licences, effective June 2018.
