The Gulf states have possibly the highest reliance on foreign labor than any region on earth. It is estimated more than one third of the GCC population is made up of foreign workers. Every industry, from banking to media to construction to aviation is propped up by overseas talent.
The situation has led to much grumbling from GCC labor ministers. "In some areas of the Gulf, you can't tell whether you are in an Arab Muslim country or in an Asian district," Bahrain's Labor Minister Majeed Al Alawi told the media last month. He is now proposing a six-year limit on unskilled workers in the region, a proposal the UAE says it will support at next month's meeting of GCC labor ministers in Riyadh.
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