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While legitimate critiques can be made about some of the tactics – the Saudi government is producing results within the context of what is reasonably achievable.

As of summer 2014, three years into what must be understood as a long-term project, the available evidence suggests the Ministry of Labor is progressing towards its goals, meaningful progress is occurring and that the foundations of longer-term sustained success are in place.

While rarely receiving more than a superficial mention in Western media, Nitaqat is a serious attempt to adjust the employee/employer balance in Saudi Arabia and is as critical to the Kingdom’s long-term social and political well-being as anything occurring across the Red Sea in Egypt.