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Migrant workers in Qatar account for six times as many people as naturalized citizens, with the largest sending communities being India, amounting to 23.58% of the total population of Qatar, Nepal, which makes up 17.3%, and the Philippines, which makes up 9.65%. Migrant workers makeup the majority of Qatar's labor force at 94%. [103]
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.
Articles relating to migrant workers, persons who either migrate within their home country or outside it to pursue work. Migrant workers usually do not have the intention to stay permanently in the country or region in which they work. Migrant workers who work outside their home country are also called foreign workers.
Oct. 26—Foreign migrant workers have been helping fuel the U.S. economy for years and the border crisis is highlighting their importance as immigration becomes a key issue in the presidential race.
Migrant workers in Florida had the opportunity to get their COVID-19 shots during a year-long health campaign. Alianza Americas, a network of more than 50 migrant-led organizations in 18 states ...
Migrant worker Fajima Kamara came to Lebanon three years ago from Sierra Leone, but when Israeli jets started pounding her neighbourhood with airstrikes last month, her employers left her jobless ...
Some foreign workers use a guest worker program in a country with more preferred job prospects than in their home country. Guest workers are often either sent or invited to work outside their home country or have acquired a job before leaving their home country, whereas migrant workers often leave their home country without a specific job in ...
On a macroeconomic level, remittances from emigrant workers can account for up to 25% of national gross domestic product, [9] and help these developing countries cope with trade deficits and external debts. [10] However, women migrant workers have to leave their countries of origin to provide financially, and are often separated from their own ...