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The head of Kuwait’s Federation of Domestic Labor Recruitment Offices said the salary of new Ethiopian domestic workers in Kuwait will be set around 90 dinars ($293) per month amid talks about labor agreement between the two countries, Addis Standard Read more
The kingdom of Saudi Arabia will, from end of December, fill job positions in three sectors with local skills in a move to create to 10,000 jobs, reports say. The sectors include customs clearance, driving schools, and engineering technical professions, Read more
Omani authorities have widened the sectors it has banned for the employment of expats as it drives to create more jobs for local skills. A decision by the government has added purchase and sales representatives and workers in the construction, Read more
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has underlined the need to speed up the proposals put forward part of his calls to reconsider the country’s development model and to devise a new approach to help address the needs of citizens, while Read more
The ministry of Emiratization and Human Resources has urged 2,000 companies to give first chance to Emirati talents before seeking a foreign competence in their job hiring schemes, as authorities embark on a plan to give at least 5 per Read more
The World Bank (WB) announced Tuesday it granted Tunisia a $60 million that will be used to back underprivileged youths and incite entrepreneurship among the country’s youngsters living in economically poor parts of the North African country. Directed to youths Read more
The Minister of Labour, Mr Saqr Ghobash announced on Monday that the UAE is at an employment crossroads. He said that the country’s jobless rate has reached a very high level and an open discussion should now be initiated so Read more
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the destination of thousands of migrants from any south Asian countries that come looking for employment. They manage to get most of the time jobs that the citizens don’t want and from which they Read more
The World Bank will grant US$6.5 million to finance a project aiming to increase the employment prospects of Palestinian students graduating from higher education institutions. The unemployment rate in 2011 was 21 percent with youth unemployment at 46.5 percent in Read more