Al Khobar: An expatriate woman who worked in a men’s barber shop was arrested. An Asian woman was arrested. The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development said the woman was arrested while working at a men’s barber shop in the Eastern Province city of Al Khobar.
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Saudi law stipulates that employers are not allowed to hire women in establishments designated for male customers only, such as men’s sports clubs and men’s barber shops. This is a violation of uniform regulation of women’s work environment in the private sector. A team from the ministry’s Al-Khobar branch raided the barbershop, said ministry spokesman Saad Al Hammad.
He clarified that the ministry officials inspected the shop following noticing a commercial advertisement of a female worker serving the customers in the barber shop.
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