Regional Unrest Deters Expats From Relocating
The ongoing discord in Egypt and Tunisia might possibly keep away possible foreign professionals from working in the Arab region due to security reasons. The two-week unrest in Egypt has been the subject of foreign news correspondents as the protesters demand President Hosni Mubarak’s resignation, ending his 30-year rule. Tunisia, on the other hand, deals with unemployment and increasing food prices.
“Upheaval in Egypt and how the recent mass protests were displayed in the media across the world’ may deter some Western professionals from relocating to the Gulf’, online recruiter GulfTalent said in a report.
‘Employers in the Gulf are likely to face tougher workforce nationalisation targets in 2011, as governments accelerate existing efforts to create jobs for their nationals,’ GulfTalent said in the report.”
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New Visa Regulations for UAE expats
With the aim to augment competitiveness in the job market and alleviate big losses for the employers, New United Arab of Emirate Visa set of laws is to be implemented.
“As part of a plan to streamline the labour card and visa system the length of time covered is being reduced from three years to two years.”
According to a statement by Humaid Bin Deemas, acting director general of the Ministry of Labour, the UAE Cabinet has reduced the validity of labour cards of all categories of people who work in the private sector from three years to two years in a bid to regulate the labour market.
Officials at the Labour Ministry confirmed the new rules will come into force next month. ‘As the labour card will be for only two years, naturally the residency visa will also be for two years,’ he explained.
The Cabinet decision aims to streamline the system for all work categories. Currently drivers, domestic helpers and other similar categories are entitled to two year labour cards and residence visas by the Department of Residency and Foreigners Affairs, while other professions get three year labour cards and three year residence visas.
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Money Equates Social Exclusion
Everyone needs something; and the level of need vary among individuals. An expat automatically bids goodbye to social inclusion by leaving his homeland to work abroad for a bigger pay. It’s a tough road, especially for those working in the Gulf Countries, but achieving financial stability is not far from their reach.
“Most expatriates in the Gulf say they work extremely long and hard. But the financial benefits can be considerable, with mostly tax-free income and generous allowances for schooling, housing, transport, medical insurance and travel to and from home. (The latter is generally once a year but, depending on company and rank, can be as much as four times a year.)”
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Emiratis in Dubai Becoming A “Minority”
Opening its doors to the world through tourism, Dubai’s popularity within the UAE region had increased with the influx of tourists. But Emiratis are now feeling “swamped” with number of visitors and traditions being despoiled by “offensive” customs. “In Dubai, Emiratis entrench themselves in neighbourhoods on the outskirts of the city in order not to have to mingle more than necessary with foreigners, whose customs differ widely from their own. ”
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Dubai By The Numbers
We have seen Dubai’s important campaign to establish itself as the major business and tourism hub in the Middle East, but what else do we know about “The City of Gold”? “According to the stats, Dubai is an emirate comprising 1.3 million men, and 400,000 women. It isn’t then, as any single man there would tell you, the place to find a wife — although one suspects that if you are an expatriate, at least, your chances in Dubai will be considerably better than they would be in, say, Doha or Riyadh.”
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British Expats Vote For The Best Abroad
The Daily Telegraph along with British Airways are asking British expats around the world to vote. We aren’t talking about parliament. British Expats can vote for their favour British shops, clubs and restaurants overseas. “There are six categories of award aimed at the 5.5 million British-born people currently living abroad, who are encouraged to make nominations of their own or vote for businesses that have already been nominated. They will also be able to submit comments explaining why their chosen place is the best of its kind, and to upload relevant photographs or videos. The categories are: Best British Shop; Best British Restaurant; Best British Pub/Bar; Best British Social Club; Best British Business Club and Best British Sporting Club.” Read more from Telegraph 
Expats Understanding Dubai
For years Dubai marketed itself as a play land for expats. Now with last month’s announcement that Dubai World is in major debt troubles expats who are still in there are wondering what will happen next. “…Even before the implosion of Dubai World - “Dubai’s flag bearer in global investments” - the expat community here was feeling the pinch. Dubai has long attracted talent from abroad by promising a millionaire lifestyle for people on a budget: endless sun, cocktails on the beach, a doorman to wave jauntily as you enter your swimming pool-equipped home. But last year’s global economic meltdown hit the city hard, and many mock-millionaires were wiped out. People who had signed post-dated checks for school fees and rent, or who had swiped their credit cards at Ikea and Al-Futtaim Motors, faced criminal prosecution. Many of these people simply ran away. …That said, Dubaians are a resilient people, and should never be underestimated in their ability to ignore current events. Expats who haven’t left, or at least those who still have jobs, seem more determined than ever to have a good time. Even the news that Dubai might be singularly responsible for the second scoop of a double-dip global recession hasn’t fazed people too much. The bars and beaches and malls are still full. You still get cut off by Porsche Cayennes and BMW X5s on the city’s roads. The swimming pools are still bluer than blue. Life goes on. Read more from Boston Globe
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Dubai’s Journey
When Dubai announced last week that it would restructure one of its major investment companies expats in Dubai and the world took notice. Harvard Economic professor takes a look at Dubai yesterday, today and tomorrow. “Dubai has condensed three different stages of growth into less than 50 years. In the 19th century, cities like Buenos Aires and Chicago grew by moving the wealth of the American hinterland to the markets of older, more developed areas. Similarly, in the 1960s, Dubai dredged the Dubai Creek and built a modern port, which enabled the city to grow during the 1970s by moving Arabian oil to the global markets. Today, the city’s ports are operated by Dubai World.”
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Expats prepare for Dubai’s Restructuring
Expat in Dubai and around the world may be hit hardest by the announcement that government owned companies will be looking to lay off workers. In Dubai itself 85% of its workers are expatriates. In the boom years Dubai attracted many Westerners with its lifestyle of easy living. Dubai’s tax-free lifestyle and high standards of living lured Western expatriates to the desert sheikdom during the boom years. Those days may be ending as it comes to terms with its debts and the obligations of its extended business empire. …About 85% of the country’s population are migrant workers, with locals — known as Emiratis — a minority, according to the U.S. State Department. Laying off local workers in a country that prides itself on providing nearly full employment for its indigenous population and high incomes could be politically challenging for Dubai’s un-elected rulers.
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