[(Title)] Saudi women shine as sales clerks

Saudi Gazette report

DARB – Many Saudi women engage in small-scale trading activities to earn a living and support their families. Some of them double as sales clerks at shopping centers or at shops located along major roads in order to offset their economic problems.

许多沙特妇女从事小规模交易活动，以谋生和支持家人，其中一些人是购物中心或主要道路沿线商店的销售员，目的是抵消她们的经济问题。

"We face some issues; the most common among them is exploitation by shoppers who tend to pay the lowest price. This greatly affects our earnings,"  said one female trader while speaking to Al-Watan Arabic daily.

一位女性交易员表示：“我们面临一些问题；其中最常见的是消费者剥削，他们价格最低，对我们的收入产生很大影响。”

Um Ramzi, who works in a shop that sells readymade garments for women and children in Darb, said:  "The shop was previously divided into two sections; one for males and the other for families. After the feminization drive the partition was removed."

Um Ramzi，在达布市一家为妇女和儿童销售成衣商店工作，他说："该商店以前分两组，一为男生，另一组为家庭。“

She added:  "The main problem faced by female traders and salespersons is the exploitation of shoppers who lower prices, even after getting a 40 percent discount."

她补充道：“女性交易员和销售人员面临的主要问题就是那些价格更低的购物者的剥削，即使打折40%。

Um Ramzi urged all shoppers to support saleswomen at shops to help them earn a living.

Um Ramzi敦促所有购物者支持商店里的推销女售货员，帮助他们赚取生计。

"I receive a monthly salary of SR2,700 after a SR300 deduction for the General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI) subscription,"  she said.

她说：“在扣除社会保险总组织的300瑞郎订阅费后，我每月领取2 700瑞郎的工资。”

Um Ahmed, who has been working for the last seven months in a perfume shop, said she received a good number of customers. Her salary is SR2,800 after a SR200 insurance deduction.  "I also receive a commission on the monthly sales,

Um Ahmed在过去的七个月里在一家香水店工作，她说她得到了很多顾客，她的工资是保险扣款后2,800 。

"  Um Ahmed explained.

Amina who sells home-made products said:  "I keep products of productive families in shop shelves and sell them to customers. The manufacturers will come in the evening to collect their take.

销售自制产品的阿米纳说：“我把生产家庭的产品放在货架上，卖给顾客。

Each productive family receives an average of SR1,200 weekly from their sales."

Ebtisam Daifallah, who runs a garments shop along the international road in Darb, said she has appointed a Saudi woman as a salesperson to sell women's garments.

戴法拉(Ebtisam Daifallah)表示，她已任命一名沙特妇女为销售妇女服装的销售员。

Amal Abujameela said she received support from business pioneers to open a showroom for children's garments, adding that she has appointed a Saudi saleswoman.

Amal Abujameela说，她得到了业务开拓者的支持，为孩子们的成衣开个展厅，并补充说她已经任命了一名沙特销售员。

Nasser Issa Qassim Ameen, owner of a shop for selling goods of productive families, said he allocated 50 corners to sell their products after charging a monthly rent of SR250.

Saleha Aael, who works as a salesperson at a shop for perfumes and cosmetics, said she and other Saudi women were working in two shifts inside the shopping complex.  "We feel secure due to the presence of security guards,"  she told Al-Watan.

Saleha Aael在一家香料和化妆品店当推销员，她说她和其他沙特妇女正在购物中心内两班工作。她说：“由于有保安，我们感觉很安全”，她告诉Al-Watan。

Meead Abdullah said female shoppers find it comfortable to deal with women sales clerks.

米阿德·阿卜杜拉说，女性购物者觉得与女性售货员打交道很舒服。

"I receive a monthly salary of SR2,000 and I am not registered with GOSI,"  Um Abdullah, who works in a perfume shop. She said she received her salary of SR2,000 at least 10 days before the end of every month.

“我月薪是2,000吉拉，我没有向GOSI、Um Abdullah登记”，Abdullah在一家香水店工作，她说她至少每月月底之前得到了2,000吉拉里的工资。

Businessman Mahdi Ibrahim Al-Hamoud, owner of a shopping center in Darb, said he considered employment of Saudi women as a national duty and provided them with every support to ensure their safety and security.

商人Mahdi Ibrahim Al-Hamoud，Darb购物中心的老板说，他认为沙特妇女就业是一项国家任务，并为她们提供了确保其安全和保障的一切支持。

Women workers are happy with the presence of prayer halls, recreation facilities and security guards under the same roof.

女工们很高兴看到祈祷厅、娱乐设施以及同一屋顶下的警卫。

"We support Saudi women to enjoy employment stability. We support women to start small business ventures as well by offering them three-month rent holiday,"  said Al-Hamoud.

哈穆德说：“我们支持沙特妇女享受就业稳定。我们支持妇女开办小型企业，并提供三个月的免租期。”