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Qatar to allow formation of workers’ committees

Qatar to allow formation of workers’ committees

Doha: Qatar’s cabinet has approved the formation of workers’ committees ahead of 2022 World Cup, the country’s labour minister has announced. Labour Minister Nasser Bin Abdullah Hamidi told The Associated Press after meeting with international labour activists in Geneva on Monday the committee draft is awaiting the approval of Emir Shaikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani . The minister’s announcement came a day before Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a report saying that Qatar should overhaul labour laws for migrant…

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Kuwait clamps down on bogus visa traders

Kuwait clamps down on bogus visa traders

  Rampant visa rackets in Kuwait have prompted the authorities to clamp down on recruiting agencies and firms indulging in visa trade. As part of the move, the Kuwait enforcement agency has arrested two men, a Gulf national and an Arab, for their alleged involvement in an extensive visa trafficking racket. The pair allegedly brought into Kuwait 95 foreigners who paid them a total of KD1,30,000 (` 2.58 crore) for their visas. The Gulf national reportedly claimed he had 15…

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Kuwait is the 3rd country in Middle East to join the World Bank-led Global Gas Flaring Reduction partnership

Kuwait is the 3rd country in Middle East to join the World Bank-led Global Gas Flaring Reduction partnership

  KUWAIT has officially joined the World Bank-led Global Gas Flaring Reduction (GGFR) partnership in an effort to further reduce emissions from the burning of natural gas associated with oil production in the Middle East, and exploit the maximum potential from this valuable energy resource. Kuwait, represented in the partnership by Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), a subsidiary of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, has reduced flaring from 17% down to 1.75% of its gas production during 2005-06 & 2010-11. This reduction…

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1,500 hotel jobs on offer in the UAE in next 12 months

1,500 hotel jobs on offer in the UAE in next 12 months

  The hotels opening this year are Pullman Dubai Jumeirah Lake Dubai, Novotel and Adagio Al Bustan Abu Dhabi, Novotel and Ibis Mussafah Abu Dhabi, Novotel/Ibis/Adagio Fujairah, and Novotel Dubai Al Barsha MORE hotels in the UAE are planning to increase their staff strength. The leading hospitality group Accor Middle East is looking to hire approximately 1,500 hoteliers over the coming 12 months in the UAE. The group, headquartered in France, will open doors of seven new properties in the…

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Reforms boost foreign direct investment into Gulf countries

Reforms boost foreign direct investment into Gulf countries

FDI into the region, which controls over 60 per cent of the world’s recoverable oil deposits, totalled around $438.5 billion during 2005-10, compared with only 67.2 billion during 1999-2004 .. FOREIGN direct investments (FDI) into the Gulf countries are on the rise. Reforms carried out by several Arab countries boosted FDI into the region by nearly seven times during 2005-10, but many of them still have investment barriers. FDI into the region, which controls over 60 per cent of the…

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Appeal Won’t Interrupt Nepali ‘Slavery’ Case

Appeal Won’t Interrupt Nepali ‘Slavery’ Case

A contractor accused of trafficking Nepali laborers into Iraq to staff Al Asad Air Base cannot seek an interim appeal, a federal judge ruled. In a 2008 federal RICO complaint, Nepali families claimed that U.S. military contractors duped 13 men into indentured servitude in Iraq. With promises of a $500 monthly salary, many of the men believed they would be working at a luxury hotel in Jordan. But they later learned that they were actually on their way to Al…

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UAE residents warned against venturing into the sea

UAE residents warned against venturing into the sea

Al Ain: Strong winds have been triggering high waves offshore on Sunday as the national weather bureau has repeated its weather alert for UAE residents, asking people to stay away from the sea. The country has been hit by strong northwesterly winds, blowing at 70km/h at times. Wind has also been kicking up dust and sand, reducing vicibity in some areas of the country. The National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS) said some 13-feet high waves were hitting the…

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Iraq wants to limit private security contractors

Iraq wants to limit private security contractors

Iraq deeply mistrusts private security companies and wants to limit their operations here, officials say, while the contractors themselves have faced bureaucratic delays and detentions. This mistrust stems from perceived arrogant behavior by employees of these firms in the past and various incidents of violence involving them. The most infamous incident was the 2007 killing of at least 14 civilians in Baghdad’s Nisur Square by gunmen from the Blackwater firm guarding a US embassy convoy. While Blackwater, now called ACADEMI,…

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