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A dry season for Bangladeshis in UAE
By Xinhua Featured stories and job trends
Bangladeshi worker
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Bangladesh
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United Arab Emirates
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Gulf Arab states
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Migrant Workers
The number of Bangladeshis heading overseas to work has plummeted by nearly 46 per cent in the first five months of this year, as job opportunities have almost dried up in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – one of the wealthiest Gulf states – according to a government official.
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Gulf building boom may be undermined by labour unrest
By Agencies Featured stories and job trends
Dubai
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Migrant Workers
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Strike
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Bahrain
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Saudi Arabia
As wages remain static despite labour shortage, rising industrial activism risks disrupting building projects. Rights groups say governments should make strikes and unions legal, as lack of rights make Gulf Arab region less of a draw for migrant workers
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