Posts Tagged ‘workforce’

Number of expats in UAE private sector rose by 1 million in 2008, says ministry

By Dana El Baltaji • Jul 5th, 2009 • Category: Middle East Business News, Nation

Approximately four million people were employed by the private sector in 2008...


Almost half of GCC companies to expand workforce, says Mercer

By Dana El Baltaji • Jun 18th, 2009 • Category: Middle East Business News

42 percent of corporations in the region are planning to expand their workforce in 2009, compared to only…


Fallout of Bahrainization

By Aarti Nagraj • Mar 23rd, 2009 • Category: Cover Story, Labor, Regional, The Work

Bahrain’s government imposes a labor fee on every expatriate employed in the country to encourage the hiring of locals. Now the local owners are angry.


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