labour migration to United Arab Emirates

What is it about?

In this study, we attempt to present a nuanced and broad-scale description of social and economic situation of labour immigrants in the UAE. We conclude that the UAE does provide better opportunities for millions of immigrants. Life in the country is harsh for many of immigrants but it is less harsh than the alternatives they have in home countries. Regarding the UAE citizens, they surely are or will be facing economic challenges due to massive immigration, but the country has experienced the levels of economic development that would be unimaginable without a large-scale immigration. Thus, the immigration experience of the UAE has so far largely been a win-win situation, for both natives and immigrants.

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Why is it important?

We use two recently available large quantitative sources of data from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in order to analyse social and economic aspects of temporary labour migration to the country.