James M. Dorsey

Qatar 2022: New Labour Laws Set To Be Announced

Qatar 2022: New Labour Laws Set To Be Announced

JAMES M. DORSEY: With pressure mounting by the day the Qatari authorities are set to announce a huge set of changes to the kafala system

 Crossroads Arabia

Young Saudis Taking Career Choice “Into Own Hands”

Young Saudis Taking Career Choice “Into Own Hands”

CROSSROADS ARABIA: A quiet revolution in how young Saudis approach their studies and future careers is underway in the Kingdom

 Crossroads Arabia

Fake CVs in Saudi – Is Everyone Doing It?

Fake CVs in Saudi – Is Everyone Doing It?

It’s not just foreign workers who fake their credentials to find work in Saudi Arabia, as reported earlier this year. Saudi Gazette/Okaz report that some 600+ employees in various Saudi government departments have been found to be holding fake degrees. Nor is it just people looking for any kind of government job who are seeking to use false documentation […]

 Crossroads Arabia

‘Conscription’: Is It Really the Answer to Saudi Job Woes?

‘Conscription’: Is It Really the Answer to Saudi Job Woes?

CROSSROADS ARABIA: A novel approach to solving Saudi Arabia’s ‘national employment’ issue has been suggested by a writer on an Arabic daily

 sarah walton

Service With A Grunt: Par for Course in UAE

Service With A Grunt: Par for Course in UAE

SARAH WALTON: I’ve done the hard yards in the service industry so I feel entitled to comment on the appalling nature of service in restaurants here.

 Crossroads Arabia

‘Khalas’: Saudis Halt Unemployment Scheme

‘Khalas’: Saudis Halt Unemployment Scheme

CROSSROADS ARABIA: The Saudi authorities appear to have shut down the Hafiz programme launched with much fanfare last November

 Common Ground News Service

‘Entrepreneurial Spirit’ Sweeping Through Middle East

‘Entrepreneurial Spirit’ Sweeping Through Middle East

NADA AKL, CGNEWS: Positive role models and an increasingly connected world are having a positive effect in encouraging young entrepreneurs

 Common Ground News Service

Moroccan Youth Take Initiative To Reform Society

Moroccan Youth Take Initiative To Reform Society

NADIA RABBAA, CGNEWS: End corruption, reform the judicial system, better access to education and better healthcare. Key demands of Moroccan youth organisations

 American Bedu

“Story of a Saudi Slave”: The Cruelty and Abuse

“Story of a Saudi Slave”: The Cruelty and Abuse

AMERICAN BEDU: Filmed some time ago the film highlights the continuing flaws in the system …

 Crossroads Arabia

Saudi to Scrap Individual Sponsorship

Saudi to Scrap Individual Sponsorship

CROSSROADS ARABIA: Saudi looks to drop individual employee sponsorship to end rules “so complicated no one knows what’s going on”.

 Common Ground News Service

Microloans for Entrepreneurs: The Future?

Microloans for Entrepreneurs: The Future?

RAMAKANT VEMPAT, JUSTIN SYKES, CGNEWS: A new initiative has the potential to revolutionise employment in the Arab world

 Common Ground News Service

Yemen: Vital To Address Economic Ills Quickly

Yemen: Vital To Address Economic Ills Quickly

ABUBAKR AL-SHAMAHI, CGNEWS: A limited window of opportunity has opened for Yemen’s new government.

 Common Ground News Service

Initiative ‘Offers Hope’ to Female Saudi Job Seekers

Initiative ‘Offers Hope’ to Female Saudi Job Seekers

LULUA ASAAD, CGNEWS: Here’s a shocking statistic – 60% of Saudi women with a Phd are unemployed. What’s to be done?

 Common Ground News Service

Tunisia: Economic Woes Point To ‘Major Trouble’

Tunisia: Economic Woes Point To ‘Major Trouble’

AMINE GHALI, CGNEWS: With growth stagnant, foreign companies leaving in droves Tunisia’s new government faces huge issues

 Naseem Tarawnah

Army: Making Jordan’s Mass Employer Pay

Army: Making Jordan’s Mass Employer Pay

NASEEM TARAWNAH: With 100,000 active personnel, nearly 65,000 in reserve , and household sizes of 5.4 that’s 891,000 people linked to the army’s payroll.

 Susan Al Shahri

‘Omanis, It’s Time to Respect Others Time’

‘Omanis, It’s Time to Respect Others Time’

SUSAN AL SHAHRI: “It’s part of our culture” is the lazy excuse. Enough. Are we proud of the fact that we don’t value our own and others time?

 Crossroads Arabia

Saudi’s Stark Employment Imbalance: For Every One Saudi, 15 Expatriates Hired

Saudi’s Stark Employment Imbalance: For Every One Saudi, 15 Expatriates Hired

CROSSROADS ARABIA: These jobs are all critical to society – they are honest jobs. The one thing they don’t carry, however, is status.

 Abu Muhammed

Time for GCC Citizens to ‘Walk the Walk’?

Time for GCC Citizens to ‘Walk the Walk’?

ABU MOHAMMED: The initiative to limit the amount of money expats can send home is another diversion away from the real issues.

 James Mullan

News Analysis: Bad Week For Abu Dhabi Projects

News Analysis: Bad Week For Abu Dhabi Projects

NEWS ANALYSIS: It’s been a sobering week for anyone involved in the construction industry in Abu Dhabi. What’s happening and why now?

 Abu Muhammed

The Insidious, Corrupting Nature of Wasta

The Insidious, Corrupting Nature of Wasta

ABU MOHAMMED: Wherever you go in the Gulf you’ll hear the term – wasta. Is it really so bad? And isn’t everyone using it or trying to use it?