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Six-year expat cap gets UAE backing
by This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it on Monday, 22 October 2007
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Posted on Friday, 2 November 2007
6 year cap
Posted by zababer at 09:00 UAE time
this a good news for the Foreign workers to tak port in develop the countriy
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Posted on Sunday, 28 October 2007
6 Year Cap
Posted by Gloria at 09:00 UAE time
The point of the exercise is the fact that the unskilled expats far outnumber the indigenous population. Something has to be done to protect that, or there will be another Fiji. On the upside they will be allowed to work in other GCC countries so will benefit the area as a whole with their expertise. Companies will be able to avail of other workers moving due to the cap in the other GCC countries.
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Posted on Wednesday, 24 October 2007
6 year expat cap
Posted by Jimbo at 11:00 UAE time
Lee's comments are spot on. However consider this. Will this new proposed restriction encourage employers to work in a more efficient manner and reduce the dependence on unskilled labour? For example, with the exception of savvy international courier companies, how often do you see a delivery van with less than two people in it? Very rarely because a driver drives and a helper helps. There is no cross over of tasks. Similarly the use of manual labour astounds me on construction sites when there are machines far more efficient and cost effective for digging a trench for example than providing 12 visas, tickets, medical, food, accommodation, transportation etc to achieve an inferior result and take ten times as long.
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6 yaer cap on expats
Posted by Laji M at 09:00 UAE time
This region needs the low paid expat force to drive their construction and other occupations. The reason this matter is now being discussed is a veiled threat to those countries( esp. India, Pakistan & Philippines) taking a pro-active role in ensuring fair treatment (including living condition and timely & adequate monetary remuneration) for their citizens. The International Labour Organisation and Human Rights Organisations have also joined the fray to ensure workers rights. This move is merely the GCC countries reply to these actions.
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Posted on Tuesday, 23 October 2007
Unaffordable Luxury
Posted by Taher Moinuddin at 11:00 UAE time
There is no point is applying a six year ban on the unskilled workers citing the excuse that the cap was necessary to stop the erosion of local culture and to stem soaring unemployment among nationals. If unemployment is the point then it is a reason valid enough but if they are going to recruit the next wave of unskilled labourers from the same countries as the previous ones this is not an acceptable reason. It just seems to be a whim of some individuals. As far as the erosion of local culture is concerned, local culture is embedded into people staying in the same place for less than six years instead of the other way around. And it is easily discernible that the expats in the Gulf states try to emulate the actions of the locals rather than vice versa. That you should kick away these people who are adapting the local culture and getting in new ones who are not exposed to the local culture is more detrimental in undermining the cultural base of the Gulf countries. There are more cons to be considered than the pros for such a solution. Each of the Gulf countries has the right to decide on their policies but a policy which will work in reverse to development should be avoided. More to be considered is that the unskilled workers or labourers would be last to influence anyone with their cultural ways because of their not being able to mix with the local class. It is the more affluent expat who mixes with the local people. The unskilled worker will not have time enough after working for 10-12 hours shift to socialize with the likes of him in the local fraternity. And the final straw is whether the Gulf countries can afford this luxury considering the demand in the labour market with the locals keeping away from such jobs and that the Indian and Pakistani labour markets, which are the backbone for the Gulf supply, are becoming highly unaffordable.
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Is UAE going to train and drain?
Posted by KALADEVI at 10:00 UAE time
After 6 years of working (skilled or unskilled) they gain abundant Gulf experience which make them very skilled to execute efficiently in the Gulf region. Is UAE going to throw out these efficient people every 6 years and bring in fresh hands? This is like train and drain...
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Unskilled labour in the GCC Countries
Posted by Mohammad Osman at 09:00 UAE time
I think it is a mistake to shorten the time of living in these countries since the foreign labourers are the backbone for the countries' fast-moving economies otherwise they should see some where else to import people having the same qualities and wages. Regards,,, MOHD.
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6 years cap
Posted by Sivakumar,N.R. at 08:00 UAE time
The authorities should think in all aspects prior to backing such an important decision. If they implement 6 years cap, how can I pay a mortgage in a UAE flat with a 20 year plan? This will affect UAE real estate boom also.
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Disgrace
Posted by john at 08:00 UAE time
This loosely means pay an agent to come here and work for six years with little or no holiday, no pay rise in low-cost accommodation, pay back your agent his exorbitant fee. Then go home and be replaced with someone else for the next years on the same terms and conditions....!!! These people are the ones building your country and they deserve much better than this..!!!
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Posted on Monday, 22 October 2007
6-Year Treat Booming
Posted by Jhon at 20:00 UAE time
I agree with Lee and to all the other expats in the GCC region, yes it really is true that there have been a big increase in the number of unskilled and semi-skilled workers in this developing region especially in the manufacturing and real estate sector. But the GCC committee should look into the fact that they themselves earn from the meager earnings of these people whom they charge high cost of living and expensive cost of housing. Local people own multiple buildings or villas where they earn huge sum of money by renting them. What the GCC committee should look into is developing their countrymen to accept and nurture middle-class employment.
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6 years mishap
Posted by Angelo at 15:00 UAE time
Are the visionaries of the GCC countries looking ahead at having locals working as drivers, construction workers, etc by creating a 6-year cap on unskilled labour? And whom do they called 'unemployed' when rightly mentioned by an earlier reader that every local has 100's of trade licenses, own buildings, etc and just by not working for someone they are categorized as 'unemployed'?
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6 YEAR CAP FOR EXPATS
Posted by Buddhadeb Mookerjee at 15:00 UAE time
Iam in full agreement with Lee. He has brought out valid points which merit serious consideration.
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6 year expat cap
Posted by Lee at 13:00 UAE time
Why kick out an unskilled worker from India or Pakistan when more than likely he will be replaced with another Indian or Pakistani worker? The lower wage positions are not going to be taken by Emiratis or Qataris (for example). And if the same worker is able to work in another GCC country then what is the benefit of shifting an ex-pat to another country? If lower wage earners are happy in their positions, happy with their employers, then why disrupt a good thing? The GCC governments should look into the business sectors where their citizens want to work such as banking, finance, etc. and see where adjustments can be made in these sectors to create more jobs for GCC nationals. Playing with the unskilled labor markets is going to create problems and will not create jobs for GCC nationals.
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