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March 24, 2018 11:00 am A recent survey conducted by InterNations, a global network and information site for people who live and work abroad, showed how welcoming each nation is to expatriates. Bahrain topped Canada, Cyprus, and Oman in the survey. UAE in the top 20 UAE was named the …

FNC urges Minister to set up database of jobless Emiratis so that they are not overlooked. Jasmine Al Kuttab/Abu Dhabi Filed on March 14, 2018 All expats applying for work permits in private or public sectors, must now pass a ‘database procedure’ that ensures that suitable Emirati candidates – looking …

Pakistani worker loses life over SR65 gas bill! Mohammed Shamrez, the Pakistani worker. — Courtesy photo Irfan Mohammed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A loyal and hardworking Pakistani attendant at a fuel station in the Eastern Province lost his life for an unpaid bill worth SR65 only. According to reports, the …

The new system will be linked with India’s eMigrate online portal Indians seeking work in the UAE will soon be able to apply through a new online portal designed to prevent issues like contract substitution, according to reports. Gulf News cited Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation undersecretary and assistant …

Ahmed Shaaban /Sharjah Filed on February 14, 2018 | Last updated on February 14, 2018 at 07.24 am <p*bs:!macro name="/ads/sizmek-dfp-art-script" cachetime="1440"> Back-up officers from a nearby police station had to be requested. An attempt to sneak 22 illegal immigrants in a concrete mixer truck into the UAE was foiled in …

Repeated violations will result in the fine being doubled Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Labour and Social Development has announced new penalties for companies that violate the country’s employment laws, including holding on to workers’ documents. The penalties include a fine of SAR10,000 ($2,667) for allowing non-Saudi employees to work in …

PTI/Muscat Filed on February 12, 2018 <p*bs:!macro name="/ads/sizmek-dfp-art-script" cachetime="1440"> Modi arrived in Muscat from Dubai on the last leg of his three-nation tour. India and Oman have signed eight agreements, including on cooperation in the field of defence, health and tourism, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held wide-ranging talks with …

Web Report/Dubai Filed on February 12, 2018 | Last updated on February 12, 2018 at 03.30 pm <p*bs:!macro name="/ads/sizmek-dfp-art-script" cachetime="1440"> Apex court affirms end of service indemnity for expatriate government employees. The Federal Supreme Court confirmed that expatriates working in government or affiliated agencies are entitled to end-of-service benefits even …

Web Report Filed on February 13, 2018 <p*bs:!macro name=”/ads/sizmek-dfp-art-script” cachetime=”1440″> Estimates suggest that around 10,000 OFWs are overstaying in Kuwait. Around 25,000 Filipino workers were stranded in the country after the government issued a ban on the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) to Kuwait. “And, while they are waiting, …

Philippine labor minister said more than 2,200 Filipinos were ready to repatriate after Duterte’s offer to fly them home free of charge A top Kuwaiti official condemned on Tuesday a call by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to evacuate his country’s workers from Kuwait, suggesting Duterte could damage ties between the …