Social Protection and Labor Market Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Saudi Arabia

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2026
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Abstract
Abstract This chapter provides an analysis of social protection responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia, with a focus on policies targeted to workers. It includes a comprehensive set of social protection and labor market measures, using data from the global COVID-19 SPJ Policy Inventory and other resources. The Saudi government has scaled up social protection in response to COVID-19. A total of 31 social protection measures have been implemented. Labor market policies in the form of wage subsidies, labor regulations, and activation measures are most prevalent type of social protection responses used by the Saudi government, complemented by social assistance measures in the form of cash transfers, food, vouchers, and utility and financial obligation support. Social insurance measures in the form of paid sick leave, healthcare insurance, unemployment insurance scheme, and social security contribution were the least adopted measures. The Saudi social protection system remains largely inadequate, disproportionately impacting migrant workers, with a large number of them excluded from social protection schemes. COVID-19 has highlighted systemic gaps in Saudi social protection systems and has exposed and magnified some of the critical social protection challenges in the country. The analysis informs researchers and governments of policies that can be taken when introducing or adapting social protection responses.
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Authors Anis Ben Brik
Journal Oxford University Press eBooks
Year 2026
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10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197761465.013.0025
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https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197761465.013.0025
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