Women in the kingdom were trained in marketing to safely catch and sell fish
RIYADH (Urdu Point News Latest. August 17, 2022) Women in Saudi Arabia will soon enter the fishing industry and will be seen catching fish for the first time in history, as the kingdom initially trained 60 women to fish safely. And they were trained to sell. For the first time in Saudi Arabia, women are being trained to become fishermen, breaking the barriers of various male-dominated professions, as part of the same program, Gulf News reported, citing local media. The first batch of 60 women is being trained in fishing, a kingdom that previously restricted women's access to the fishing industry.
It has been reported that Saudi women are now starting new jobs as part of reforms implemented in 2019, enabling women to work in previously male-dominated professions, pushing 60 Women are being trained to fish safely, which will help them earn money, and for this purpose, Saudi women should also be trained in the marketing of fish after catching them. will
It has been learned that fishing training for Saudi women is being provided through the National Fisheries Development Program of the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture. Deputy CEO of the program, Musa Al-Kanani, said that the initiative aims to empower Saudi youth and women. To train them to work in the fishing industry, the program was launched to increase the contribution of the fishing sector to the Kingdom's GDP under Vision 2030 to achieve sustainable development and diversify the Saudi economy. .
