ASSIGNMENT 1

Unemployment in the UAE

DISCUSSION:

Unemployment is growing at an alarming rate. There are lots of reasons for unemployment problems among the Emiratis. According to the Gulf News (Tuesday, March 13, 2012) “the members of the Federal National Council asked the government to create more jobs for unemployed Emiratis, especially university graduates. Saeed Nasser Al Khatheri, a representative from Ras al Khaimah asked how a country like the UAE with an economy creating hundreds of thousands of jobs and citizens accounting only for less than 15 per cent of the population, has an unemployment problem.”

Nepotism: (http://internationalbusiness.wikia.com/wiki/U.A.E._Unemployment)

One of the important factors leading to unemployment in the UAE is nepotism. It means favouring relatives or friends for a job rather than efficiency, qualification and merit. According to a poll conducted by CIA ( Central Intelligence Agency), The World Factbook 74 per cent of people voted that nepotism was the main reason behind unemployment. There are many cases which I have personally seen. A high official in any institution or organization prefers a relative for a job to a highly qualified non-relative.

Supply and Demand:

The Arab League Report forecasts that the workforce in the UAE is expected to grow by 3 per cent, whereas demand for jobs may grow by 2.5 per cent. According to the Gulf News report, there are between 12,000 and 13,000 Emirati jobseekers annually only in Abu Dhabi. The UAE is expected to create more than 60,000 new jobs over ten years.

Expatriates:

The Mohammed Bin Rashid Maktoum Foundation reports that 90 per cent of private sector jobs in the United Arab Emirates are taken by expatriates. These expatriates are given legal residence permits temporarily. They are ready to accept any kind of job packages. They are flexible in accepting the offer including long working hours and a few holidays in the private sector. However the Emiratis do not prefer jobs in the private sector because of low salary. But certain highly paid positions in the private sector are taken by experienced and well qualified Emiratis. The Emiratis prefer jobs in the public sector because of higher salaries and short working hours and more holidays. A process called Emiratisation is going on; many companies have taken action to solve the problem of unemployment. HSBC has terminated 123 expatriate employees and replaced them with Emiratis.

Education:

According to the Gulf News, “Shaikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, said that emiratisation remained a key priority to be tackled by the government to give adequate opportunity to the people of the UAE to prove their merit in various fields of work and contribute effectively to the development of the country”. According to the Gulf News report, the UAE’s investment is enormous in education, leadership training and entrepreneurial programmes to prepare more Emiratis to join the workforce in both the private and public sectors. The number of graduates  is increasing every year since more Emiratis are keen on joining universities.

Emiritisation:

 According to The National newspaper report, in the real sense

Emiratisation is giving right jobs to the right people although it is

not as easy as it looks. It is necessary to enhance the career path

experience for youths and create a sincere feeling that they are

playing a role in the prosperity of their nation.

·Unemployment is becoming a serious problem that has to be tackled urgently.

·Emiratisation should be that the right people are given the right job.

·Creating a community wide platform to have meetings and implement solutions to the unemployed.

·It is the responsibility of the Emiratis for the prosperity of their nation.

Conclusion:

In my opinion, Emiratis should not hesitate to accept jobs in the private sector if they are offered, and they should not be choosey in the beginning because gaining experience is highly important. This enables a person to become more skilful and efficient in one’s job.  Moreover, nepotism should be checked and controlled. Preference should be given for qualification and efficiency.

References:

www.gulfnewsonline.net

2020. "Emiratisation means much more than mere quota filling - The National." Latest and breaking news | thenational.ae - The National. N.p., 3 Nov. 2012. Web. 17 Nov. 2012. http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/industry-insights/economics/emiratisation-means-much-more-than-mere-quota-filling.

Nepotism: (http://internationaliness.wiki.com/wiki/U.A.E._Unemployment)

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I have started my course weak in English and didn’t know how to do a summary.

In this course Mr. Hedley helped me a lot in learning how to write a summary, and what information should be in the summary and what should be not included in the summary such as names and facts. I have written four summaries till now with Mr. Hedley. They were about police horsemen patrols, desert survival, houbara bustards, and desert milk. Also Mr. Hedley taught us how to do a reference by looking at Bibme.

In conclusion, I have learned a lot in this course such as doing a summary, making a reference and writing reflections, and all thanks to Mr. Hedley.

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Desert milk, from farm to fridge

This morning a lot of people are drinking milk either with their coffee or tea. And people don’t know that in summer it is too hot for the cows to produce milk happily. But you still find it in the supermarkets and groceries; many bottles of milk that is enough for all, with many flavors. In Almaria industry have 135,000 Holstein cows in 6 super farms. The cows produce about 2.5 million liters a day. Almarai industry makes its own bottles to label the types of milks, yoghurt, and cheese. Almarai  have almost 3000 lorries and vans to send over the Gulf area. Half a century ago, people on the Arabian Gulf were using goats and camel milk which was stored in earthenware jars. The powdered milk is still produced and people buy it but not like before; the cows’ milk is the king now.

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summary 1

In the UAE police departments have horsemen patrols in every place in the UAE. The horsemen are riding Arabian horses and it’s the most powerful horse. The horsemen take with them mobile phones and walkie-talkies only. They ride the horses in the desert to places were it’s hard for the cars to go. They secure the country from the drug users and dealers. They also try to monitor the situation in the winter season when the families go for camping and they try to catch the trouble makers and guys who are chasing girls. The patrol horses are trained not to be afraid of the sound of cars , engines and the taunts of some people.

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summary 2

The houbara bird was getting extinct because of being over-hunted. So the U.A.E made a center to protect them from being extinct. The center, called the Emirates Center for Wildlife Propagation, is in Morocco and it’s financed by the Abu Dhabi government. In the breeding season the houbara is inseminated and it takes around 4 days to lay 3 eggs; the eggs are taken to an incubator and it takes around 24 days to hatch. After the eggs hatch 10% of the chicks will be kept for breeding and will be given some human contact. While the others will be kept for 9 months and then will be released in the desert. The houbara scientist monitor what will happen to the houbara after it is released by using radio and satellite transmitters to track their movements.

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summary task 1

Desert survival

The Bedouin people were to eke out limited food, water and shelter to survive in the heat and dryness of the desert. Bedouin were having a tough time to find water and food. The Bedouin were digging under the ground to find water. They named it after the man who dug it because it was dug by only one person with his bare hands. Bedouin are used to walk for many kilometers to find water. If they didn’t find water they would kill their camel to drink the water in the camel’s stomach because the camel has a facility that it can store water in its stomach for many days. The Bedouin used the skin water vessels to store water.

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