Already in force in KSA.
So what's the difference then to Muppet British PM Brown claiming he would deliver 'British Jobs for British workers' before he got into office?
Any company operating in Europe has to prove that they have exhausted all attempts to fill a vacancy with a suitable European candidate before they can employ a candidate who doesn't hold a European passport.
I have worked with a lot of locals in UAE, KSA, Oman and other regions on the Arabian Peninsula and find them little different to any other nationalities I have worked with, some good, some not so good, some lazy and some most definitely not lazy.
Same old same old around the world.
If you can't stand the heat get out of the Kitchen.