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  2. Migrant workers in the United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    Migrant workers in the United Arab Emirates describe the foreign workers who have moved to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for work. As a result of the proximity of the UAE to South Asia and a better economy and job opportunities, most of the migrant foreign workers are from India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Philippines and Pakistan. [1]

  3. Economy of the United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    Dubai suffered from a significant economic crisis in 2007–2010 and was bailed out by Abu Dhabi's oil wealth. Dubai's current prosperity has been attributed to Abu Dhabi's petrodollars. In 2014, Dubai owed a total of $142 billion in debt. The UAE government has worked towards reducing the economy's dependence on oil exports by 2030.

  4. Emiratisation - Wikipedia

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    Emiratisation (or Emiratization) is an initiative by the government of the United Arab Emirates to employ its citizens in a meaningful and efficient manner in the public and private sectors. [1] [2] [3] Emiratisation increases each semester adding a 1% of emirati quota to be achieved by the United Arab Emirates companies.

  5. United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    امارات. United Arab Emirates portal. The United Arab Emirates [b] ( UAE ), or simply the Emirates, [c] is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East. Located at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula, it shares borders with Oman and Saudi Arabia; as well as maritime borders in the Persian Gulf with Qatar and Iran.

  6. General Schedule (US civil service pay scale) - Wikipedia

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    The General Schedule ( GS) is the predominant pay scale within the United States civil service. The GS includes the majority of white collar personnel (professional, technical, administrative, and clerical) positions. As of September 2004, 71 percent of federal civilian employees were paid under the GS.

  7. List of countries by minimum wage - Wikipedia

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    Netherlands. €1,934.40 (US$2288) per month, and €11.16 (US$13.2) per hour for persons 21 and older; between 30–80% (as low as €3.35 per hour) of this amount for persons aged 15–20. [171] An additional holiday allowance of 8% of the annual wage is paid in May or June, prorated for the time worked in the year. 24,925.

  8. Labour force of the United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    In September 2005, the Minister of Labour ordered one company to pay unpaid salaries within 24 hours after workers protested, and published the name of the offending company. In December 2005, the Indian consulate in Dubai submitted a report to the Government of India detailing labor problems faced by Indian expatriates in the emirate

  9. List of European Union member states by minimum wage

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    The following list provides information relating to the (gross) minimum wages (before tax & social charges) of in the European Union member states. The calculations are based on the assumption of a 40-hour working week and a 52-week year, with the exceptions of France (35 hours), Belgium (38 hours), Ireland (39 hours), and Germany (39.1 hours).