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Dubai population up in Q2, shows job growth
Nov 22, 2009 at 15:07
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Population rises 1.9 pct compared to previous three months, indicating employment in emirate picking up.
UAE employment market to pick up end '09
UAE population hits 6 mln, govt claims
UAE faces fresh wave of job cuts
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Gulf to see outward remittance slowdown
Nov 22, 2009 at 14:24
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Gulf will also see slowdown in number of migrant workers coming to region amid downturn -World Bank official.
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Labour law reform linked to economic success
Nov 21, 2009 at 15:28
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Tightening labour laws to better protect migrant workers will help drive economic growth in Gulf, experts say.
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500 Emiratis blacklisted over poor work ethic
Nov 16, 2009 at 08:06
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Jobseekers organisations places Emiratis on blacklist for six months in effort to 'show we're serious' -paper.
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30,000 Kuwaitis paid, but never go to work
Nov 15, 2009 at 10:29
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Govt employees have been collecting full salaries and entitlements for years without going to work -paper.
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World Bank urges more Mideast reform for jobs
Nov 09, 2009 at 20:41
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Private investors in Mideast and North Africa deterred by region's regulatory environment, World Bank says.
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Half of readers have passports withheld -poll
Nov 09, 2009 at 11:40
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Respondents to latest Maktoob News survey say passports still being illegally confiscated by employers.
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Philippines punishes fake Dubai job firms
Nov 08, 2009 at 14:09
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Govt says some of 137 Filipino bus drivers given fraudulent jobs to receive financial compensation -paper.
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Half of MENA firms to hire in next 3 mths
Nov 08, 2009 at 11:06
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UPDATE 2: Quarter of regional companies definitely recruiting, further quarter will probably hire -survey.
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Passport confiscation rampant in UAE
Nov 03, 2009 at 01:17
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Illegal practice of retaining passports continues, with some of country's biggest firms openly flouting law.
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UAE faces fresh wave of job cuts
Nov 01, 2009 at 06:53
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Bankers warn country's economy not out of woods yet as companies continue to suffer amid downturn -paper.
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U.S. stimulus saved or created 640,239 jobs
Oct 31, 2009 at 12:09
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Obama White House says $787 bln economic stimulus plan has had impact amid Republicans criticism.
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Bahrain to create 185,000 new jobs
Oct 29, 2009 at 08:46
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Initiative aims to provide employment to educated workforce, to be implemented over next five years- paper.
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50 illegal migrants found in Sharjah garage
Oct 29, 2009 at 08:30
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Illegal workers either been sacked or escaped from employers found living in filthy car workshop -paper.
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UAE firms to hike pay up to 7.5 pct in '10
Oct 27, 2009 at 12:21
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UPDATE 1: Mercer survey shows 90 pct of firms plan to raise salaries, boosting optimism worst of crisis over.
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Rogue Bahraini bosses hold workers 'captive'
Oct 22, 2009 at 09:22
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Many want to go back to home countries but prevented to do so as employers do not return passports - paper.
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Nov 23, 2009 at 16:27
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Saudi Telecom in spat over free call offer
11/24/2009 12:45:53 PM
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Saudi Regulator this is wrong move. I appreciate the Offer Saud Telecom Offer to its customers.this all available in Europe, only in Middle East countries where offers are banned. They...
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Saudi Telecom in spat over free call offer
11/24/2009 11:29:21 AM
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You didn't give the whole story-just last week-GO (Etihad Atheeb Telecom Consortium) launched fixed line voice services as the second fixed line operator in KSA. STC is feeling the heat and...
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Emirates NBD replaces board member Al Futtaim
11/24/2009 8:28:25 AM
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High time boards in the region took action against lazy and irresponsible directors who collect board seats like trophies for the inside information they can glean from the position. Many...
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UAE economy 'humming again', prospects bright
11/20/2009 2:14:00 PM
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Very True, these Arabs must come out of their air filled illusions like Dubai's economy, and realize the fact that Dubai still has not touched the bottom, nor UAE ever had a stable econmy it...
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Emirates NBD replaces board member Al Futtaim
11/22/2009 5:51:23 PM
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High time boards in the region took action against lazy and irresponsible directors who collect board seats like trophies for the inside information they can glean from the position. Many...
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Saudi Telecom in spat over free call offer
11/24/2009 4:20:29 AM
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Saudi Regulator this is wrong move. I appreciate the Offer Saud Telecom Offer to its customers.this all available in Europe, only in Middle East countries where offers are banned. They...
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Passport confiscation rampant in UAE
Nov 03, 2009 at 01:17
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Mr. Observer, Unfortunately, your hopes that the govt looking into this issue is like hoping for snow to fall in Dubai in July. It just would not happen simply because the people that...
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Dubai's ruler tells doubters to 'shut up'
Nov 09, 2009 at 12:26
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Right on the dot Stephen... Only the buildings are modern but everything underlying it is primitive... Plus all the perpetual spin about things being gung ho while lives are...
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Saudi king waives lashes for female journo
Oct 26, 2009 at 16:42
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There certainly should be limitations to freedom of speech. But why are we attacking the US like it's such an imperfect place and everyone who lives there are idiots? I know a lot of...
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