2. Summary
The aim of this article is to focus on the populations as well as the migration dynamics of the
UAE. According to the research report of GLMM (Gulf Labour Markets and Migration) an
estimate of 83.5 % comprising a total of 7,316,073 people, were expatriates, it is most likely 20
times larger than the number of 356,343 expatriates in 1975 (De Bel-Air, 2015). The large
numbers of foreign nationals were from Asia and a major part was especially from India. In case
of the employment in the country, most of the seats were occupied by the expatriates. In the
UAE’s report of 2013, 40% of workplaces in public sectors were taken by non-expatriates.
However, the major parts of those expatriates were involved in the private sectors of the country.
Main Ideas
In comparison to other GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) states, about one-fourth of those
working expatriates were in the post of managers in the firms. Expatriate’s demographic
development rose during the ‘20s, the year of surprising economical growth due to the rising
price of oil (De Bel-Air, 2015). During the economical downturn in the country, in 2008, the
hiring of foreign expatriates was temporarily reduced, due to major losses in the financial
structure of the UAE. However, the country’s economy has made a comeback and recovered
from its financial crisis, this approach helped in resuming the hiring of foreign expatriates. The
rise in the structural growth of the economy has helped it in gaining large-scale projects (such as
2020 Dubai’s Expo). The numbers of Emirati children were greatly outnumbered by the children
of expatriates. Various policies were introduced by the government of the country in order, along
with the establishment of the Ministry of Labour. They also introduced a system of Wage
Protection along with the ILO (International labour organization) (De Bel-Air, 2015).
Reflection
According to the researcher’s viewpoint, it has been observed that GLMM and GCC have got
together to form an alliance. The implementation and involvement of labour program in the
emirates of the UAE have been initiated by the GLMM as well as GCC. A labour migration
policy was introduced by the country in order to attract expatriates from foreign lands, in order to
help increase the market of Oil throughout the world and to increase the growth of the UAE’s
3. economy. Through various research and gather a large amount of data has allowed the researcher
to understand that the policies of the UAE have the only effect due to a major loss due to the
uneven wage system in the country. It has also been observed that if anyhow more natives are
attracted to join in the private sectors by learning the skills required for doing their jobs
efficiently, then the GCC countries will gain growth of drifter employees by the locals. However,
it is very important to increase the native populations of labour for the sake of more intensive
jobs. While there are many methods and approaches that can be considered, another method can
be engaging marital unions among the locals and migrants. On the other hand, easier access to
citizenship of the country can also be considered as an effective way of keeping the migrants for
a long time in the UAE. There was also a massive rise in the population of the UAE and a large
portion of the population was due to the increase in non-Emiratis.
4. Referenceslist
De Bel-Air, F. (2015). Demography, Migration, and the Labour Market in the
UAE. http://cadmus.eui.eu/bitstream/handle/1814/36375/GLMM_ExpNote_07_2015.pdf?sequen
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