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India rescuers hit snags in two-week bid to free 41 trapped tunnel workers
Indian rescuers brought in a new digging machine Saturday to open a vertical shaft to free 41 workers trapped inside a collapsed road tunnel for two ... World News -
Indian rescuers drill two-thirds of way towards 41 trapped workers: Official
Indian rescuers have drilled two-thirds of the way through the debris towards 41 workers trapped in a collapsed road tunnel for 11 days, officials ... World News -
Philippines coordinating with Kuwait embassy, recruitment agencies after entry ban
The Philippines’ Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is coordinating with its embassy in Kuwait and recruitment agencies in response to the Kuwaiti ... Gulf -
Iran detains at least 10 sugar factory workers after strike
At least 10 workers at a major Iranian sugar factory have been detained following new strikes in protest against management, the Iran Labor News ... Middle East -
WATCH: Iranian workers protest over unpaid wages at Friday prayers
Workers from the Iranian sugarcane company Haft Tappeh Sugarcane gathered outside the company’s headquarters and inside a mosque in the city of ... Middle East -
Saudi female employment in private sector rise 8.8 percent
The number of Saudi female employees in the private sector- covered by social security- increased by 8.8% during this year. According to Saudi ... Economy -
Abu Dhabi rescue team save window cleaners from 21st floor of high-rise
Two workers were rescued from the 21st floor of an Abu Dhabi building after they almost fell off a platform while cleaning the windows, police said on ... Variety -
UAE amnesty: Illegal Bangladeshi’s AED 1.3 million overstay fine waived
A 22-year-old Bangladeshi in the UAE emirate of Umm Al Quwain has made history of sorts by availing amnesty benefits of probably unprecedented ... Gulf -
Kuwaiti vlogger slammed for saying Filipino migrants should not get days off
A Kuwaiti social media celebrity in makeup, called Sondos Al Qattan , was slammed by many social activists, after she went on a full-blown rant ... Gulf -
Artificial Intelligence and the future of work
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer science fiction; it is already stealing our jobs and depressing the wage growth.The dreaded ... Middle East -
Report says 550 Indians stranded in Qatar for months
More than 550 Indians of a Doha-based construction company are said to be stranded in Qatar for months, a news report has revealed. According to The ... Gulf -
Still popular, Brazil’s Lula starts serving jail sentence
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva woke up in jail Sunday, becoming the first current or former president in Brazil’s modern ... World News -
India says 39 workers abducted in Iraq in 2015 found dead
Iraqi authorities have found the bodies of 39 Indian workers who were abducted by militants from the Mosul area three years ago, India's foreign ... Middle East -
Finding the courage to live your life, your way
I was ten years old when I looked into the mirror one day after being bullied at school and said to myself “You’re too plain and ... Blogs -
Philippine officials to visit Kuwait amid worker row
Philippine officials are headed to Kuwait on Thursday to seek greater protection for migrant workers after a diplomatic row over the alleged ... Gulf -
Bus fire in Kazakhstan kills 52 Uzbeks
A bus caught fire in a remote part of Kazakhstan on Thursday, killing 52 citizens of neighbouring Uzbekistan, the Kazakh Interior Ministry said on ... World News -
The virtues of workforce diversity
Most companies seem to boast the slogan that “employees are our strength and asset”, but what does this really mean for those that have a ... Middle East -
Qatar at center of oil crisis, amid migrant woes and World Cup fears
Qatar’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamad bin Abdulrahman al-Thani has said that regaining trust with GCC countries will take a long time. The ... Gulf -
Three workers gunned down on China ‘Silk Road’ project in Pakistan
Suspected militants on Friday gunned down three Pakistani workers building a Chinese-funded “Silk Road” highway in the country’s ... World News -
Dubai oldies throw Valentine's Day party for community workers
It was a surprise party with a difference as a voluntary group of senior citizens in Dubai threw open a lunch party for blue-collar workers working in ... Variety -
Working themselves to death: Japanese government steps in
Incidents in some top companies has brought this issue to limelight prompting governmental action Variety -
Saudis are not racists and must speak out against it
We must remember that expatriate workers have entered the Kingdom legally to help us build and develop our country Middle East -
Amazon to create 100,000 full-time jobs in US
Seattle-based firm says it plans to increase full-time US-based workforce to more than 280,000 by mid-2018 from 180,000 in 2016 Technology -
Watch: Saudi man beats up petrol station worker
A video of a young man beating a worker at a petrol station in Saudi Arabia went viral on social media on Saturday Variety -
Working moms: When the juggle becomes a struggle
Giving yourself a break and not comparing yourself to other parents who seem to be winning in all areas is key Variety -
Merkel: Get refugees into workforce faster
German Chancellor summoned the bosses of some of Germany’s biggest companies to account for their lack of action Middle East -
UN urges Kuwait to abolish migrant labor system
Restricts workers from moving to a new job without their boss’s consent before their contracts end, leaving many trappe Middle East -
UAE declares low-income workers must be given free housing
Low-income workers in the UAE must be provided with free housing if their company hires more than 50 workers, according to a new government decree. ... Economy -
Nearly 60 percent of Qatar’s population live in ‘labor camps’
Indians are the single largest group of migrants in the Gulf state Middle East -
‘Green Card’ for expatriates in Saudi Arabia is a strategic plan
The plan has been welcomed by expatriates especially who have been in the country for three or four decades... Middle East