Demand for workers in Abu Dhabi on rise
Thursday, 29 April 2010
Mashiur Rahaman
Demand for semi-skilled and skilled workers, particularly in the electro-mechanical sector is increasing rapidly in the UAE member state Abu Dhabi, thanks to the restoration of recession hit gulf economy.
"Responding to gradual recovery from the latest economic recession, the real estate businesses in Abu Dhabi fast are offering job opportunities to our workers," said an official of the state-run Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET).
According to monthly overseas employment data, a total of 21,657 Bangladeshi workers secured their jobs in UAE in March 2009. This made the oil-rich gulf state the largest job market for Bangladesh.
To cope with the economic boom in Dubai and its surroundings, Abu Dhabi became the centre of construction for the real estate developers. Hundreds of mega housing project mushroomed, aiming to accommodate investors, jobseekers, businessmen and pleasure hunters from all over the world. These projects employed thousands of workers of every level, particularly from Bangladesh, Philippines, Nepal and Vietnam.
Facing the brunt of global financial recession that hit the entire gulf region hard in mid-2009, most projects were forced on halt due to severe financial crisis and shortage of customers to buy them.
"Almost all major real estate projects have restarted their construction works that were forced to be suspended," Ruhul Amin, owner of Dubai based recruiting agency 'Katharsist' told the FE.
As their projects are almost at an end, these mega real-estate companies are recruiting electricians for necessary electrical wearing jobs," Mr Amin elaborated claiming that almost 80 per cent of current UAE bound workers are being hired by these real estate companies in Abu Dhabi.
We see a good year ahead in workers recruitment in Abu Dhabi as well as other gulf states, he added.
A total of 56,275 workers secured jobs in UAE during the first three months of the year, which was 57 per cent of the country's total overseas recruitment during the period. Between January and March, 2010 a total of 99,140 workers were recruited abroad, BMET data showed. It was a decline by 27.9 per cent than the same period last year, 56 per cent than 2008 and 22 per cent than 2007.
Overseas employment in the first quarter grew to its slowest pace in four years, as new work opportunities almost dried up in Saudi Arabia and Malaysia, officials.
The government run BMET that keeps the data of daily overseas employment, attributed the slide to massive fall in recruitment by the Persian Gulf countries, notably Saudi Arabia, and South East Asia.
Demand for semi-skilled and skilled workers, particularly in the electro-mechanical sector is increasing rapidly in the UAE member state Abu Dhabi, thanks to the restoration of recession hit gulf economy.
"Responding to gradual recovery from the latest economic recession, the real estate businesses in Abu Dhabi fast are offering job opportunities to our workers," said an official of the state-run Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET).
According to monthly overseas employment data, a total of 21,657 Bangladeshi workers secured their jobs in UAE in March 2009. This made the oil-rich gulf state the largest job market for Bangladesh.
To cope with the economic boom in Dubai and its surroundings, Abu Dhabi became the centre of construction for the real estate developers. Hundreds of mega housing project mushroomed, aiming to accommodate investors, jobseekers, businessmen and pleasure hunters from all over the world. These projects employed thousands of workers of every level, particularly from Bangladesh, Philippines, Nepal and Vietnam.
Facing the brunt of global financial recession that hit the entire gulf region hard in mid-2009, most projects were forced on halt due to severe financial crisis and shortage of customers to buy them.
"Almost all major real estate projects have restarted their construction works that were forced to be suspended," Ruhul Amin, owner of Dubai based recruiting agency 'Katharsist' told the FE.
As their projects are almost at an end, these mega real-estate companies are recruiting electricians for necessary electrical wearing jobs," Mr Amin elaborated claiming that almost 80 per cent of current UAE bound workers are being hired by these real estate companies in Abu Dhabi.
We see a good year ahead in workers recruitment in Abu Dhabi as well as other gulf states, he added.
A total of 56,275 workers secured jobs in UAE during the first three months of the year, which was 57 per cent of the country's total overseas recruitment during the period. Between January and March, 2010 a total of 99,140 workers were recruited abroad, BMET data showed. It was a decline by 27.9 per cent than the same period last year, 56 per cent than 2008 and 22 per cent than 2007.
Overseas employment in the first quarter grew to its slowest pace in four years, as new work opportunities almost dried up in Saudi Arabia and Malaysia, officials.
The government run BMET that keeps the data of daily overseas employment, attributed the slide to massive fall in recruitment by the Persian Gulf countries, notably Saudi Arabia, and South East Asia.