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Bangladeshis with overseas jobs down 44pc in 1H

Hit by entry restrictions in the UAE, the number of Bangladeshis heading overseas for jobs down 44 per cent year-on-year in the first half of 2013 to 208,340 workers, most of them headed to Oman, Singapore and Qatar ...

Saudi sets rights for maids, bans Ethiopians

Aimed at protecting foreign domestic workers, new Saudi Arabian rules require employers to provide maids with suitable accommodations, pay them the agreed monthly salary promptly and give them a day off each week, among other benefits. Meanwhile, kingdom bans Ethiopian workers from entering the country following reports of crimes against children committed by maids from the African nation ...

Foreigners head home as Saudi jobs go to locals

King Abdullah made reducing unemployment in the world’s top oil exporter a priority after the popular unrest that began in 2011 toppled or threatened leaders across the Middle East. His drive to replace foreign workers with Saudis has begun to transform the Arab world’s biggest economy and could hurt labour-exporting regions such as Egypt, Africa, as well as South and Southeast Asia. ...

World down on jobs, with Europe bleakest: Gallup

57pc of adults worldwide said it was a bad time to find a job – unchanged from 2011, although global views on job prospects have improved since 2009, the height of the global downturn. Greece, Italy and Spain the worst places to find work ...

Gulf building boom may be undermined by labour unrest

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 ...