The economic prosperity of the Middle East countries is primarily fueled up by oil reserves. The countries are developing at a faster rate and hence luring population from various parts of the world. Previously the job opportunities was limited to the oil sector but now myriads of job opportunities await candidates both from the Middle East countries as well as beyond the boundaries. Among all the Countries, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are growing at a faster pace. The local challenges have contributed more to the growth of the Middle East countries.
Middle East, once a popular destination of travellers, has outshined many of its competitors in the developmental aspect. According to several estimates, there are about 50,000 US citizens work in Middle East and most of them are settled in Saudi Arabia. Other parts of the Middle East especially Dubai has also experienced a massive development in travel, education, trade, construction and other businesses. Construction jobs seem to have created a separate niche in the Middle East as multi-storied buildings, bridges, offices and residential are under construction.
The benefits offered to the employees in Middle East:
The employees, according to the labour laws of various Middle East countries, enjoy some of the common benefits like:
They are not charged any taxes or the taxation system is very flexible.
Due to the above mentioned reason and because of the huge project values they are hired against high salary.
Many of the workers in Middle East are entitled to a fixed paid housing allowance.
Those who are dedicated to religious and holy sites can enjoy proximity to Mecca and Madinah.
A large number of Muslims employees enjoy working as they can easily find population of their cultural communities.
The Middle East countries recruits expatriates for a period of 2 years or so.
Job requirements in Middle East
There are a large number of companies that have opened their branches in Middle East. Apart from these, small companies are also recruiting people in Middle East. Dubai city offers a wide range of job opportunities for skilled people from wide across the globe. To work in Middle East, an employer certificate and Visa is required. Since the official language is Arabic, people conversant in these languages always have added advantage. Moreover, those knowing Urdu, Hindi and Tagalog can also feel comfortable. English is however, the business language of UAE.
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