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To: Elroy who wrote (332401)	4/10/2007 6:45:08 AM
From: Road Walker	Respond to of 1576132

re: The third number, also from the government, is that only five per cent of Emiratis are employed in the private sector. So maybe we should all work for the government and import workers for all other jobs?

To: Elroy who wrote (332401)	4/10/2007 7:06:29 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1576132

Numbers may be keys to the nature of Dubai's workforce and its economy. According to a 2005 government report, 97.13 per cent of Dubai's total labour force is foreign. Luxembourg limps in next with 59.75 per cent, and thereafter the percentage drops below 25 per cent with only 10 countries having more than 10 per cent. What happen to the natives.....are there no native Dubaites? This is the first of three deeply important numbers. The second number - mostly likely unknown - is the percentage of those foreign workers who have come to regard Dubai as home or would like to make it their permanent home. Many of these expats came to Dubai 15 to 20 years ago for a two-year stint, liked it and stayed. What do you think makes people stay? The third number, also from the government, is that only five per cent of Emiratis are employed in the private sector. Huh? 95% of the labor force is in gov't employment? Is that right?