Orang Saudi itu ga becus kerja, tp pengen dpt gaji tinggi. Ga beda dgn orang Indonesia.
On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 4:32 PM, Bukan Pedanda <[email protected]>wrote: > ** > > > > FYI.. > > -- > > "Salaries not enough:" Saudis shout on social media > Tuesday, 13 August 2013 > An illustration picture shows the log-on icon for the Website Twitter on > an Ipad.(File photo: Reuters) > > Nada Altuwaijri - Al Arabiya > > A Twitter campaign launched in Saudi Arabia called "the salary doesn't > meet my needs" has taken cyberspace by storm, with at least 17 million > tweets in two weeks stating dissatisfaction with the country's economy, > according to reports. > > The hashtag has become the 16th most popular Twitter trend in any > language, with an average of 1,214,000 tweets per day in the first two > weeks since its launch in mid-July, Foreign Policy magazine reported in > August. > > "Our criticism isn't a way to rebel against the government, but rather to > convey the voices of the people calmly and politely," said one Twitter user. > > Such tweets "are reflecting a real distress," another added. > > A comparison between the salaries in the private and government sectors, > and between those of Saudis and others in the Gulf, is a main topic of > discussion. > > Saudis employed by their private sector are the least paid in the Gulf > Cooperation Council, which also includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and > the United Arab Emirates, according to a 2013 study by the World Bank. > > Saudi employees in the private sector are paid an average of 6,400 Saudi > riyals ($1,706) per month, compared with SR15,200 ($4,053) for nationals > and SR23,600 ($6,293) for European private-sector employees in other Gulf > states, the study showed. > > However, "fear and salary increase could contribute to higher commodity > prices," said Saudi economic analyst Aqeel al-Onaizi. > > "A lot of people have a problem in money management. If they get an > increase in salary or a loan, they don't spend their money on essentials, > but rather on a holiday or a car, which is hardly beneficial to the > improvement of their financial state," Saudi economist Abdulrahman al-Mazi > told Al Arabiya English. > > "Citizens don't know how to save money. They're consumerists," said > Mohammad al-Saed, editor-in-chief of Saudi newspaper al-Tejara. > > Other critics of the Twitter campaign ask whether it is realistic for > Saudis to expect the government to reach into its coffers to raise the > budget of each of its citizens, reported Foreign Policy. > > "Saudi Arabia is envied... for its sense of security and safety," cabinet > secretary Abdulrahman al-Sadhan told Saudi newspaper al-Watan. > > Social media is a "seditious force," he added. > > "Unlike other nations, the kingdom lives in security, peace, contentment > and prosperity," Sadhan said, adding that he believes there is a conspiracy > against the country. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Post message: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] List owner : [email protected] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
