Better Facilities for UAE Migrant Workers

In the past couple of decades, millions of skilled and unskilled workers have viewed UAE as an Aladdin’s Cave of treasures. This wonderful country has expanded at a rapid pace, creating exceptional demand for foreign workers. Foreign workers who had been lured by attractive packages and perks earlier; but today they expect more than that. Thanks to the economic boom in India and some of the Asian countries.
Construction experts opines that expatriate workers must be provided better living and working conditions in the Middle East or UAE given the rising job opportunities in their own countries. The situation at present in UAE is such that it is quite difficult to recruit construction workers from other countries and make them work in places like Dubai.
Nakheel's Omran development based in the Dubai Waterfront can accommodate 60,000 beds for various service and construction workers. It is expected that the first 5,000 beds would be ready by the second quarter of this year. Each resident would be offered at least 40 square feet of living space. There would be a bathroom for eight residents and only four people would occupy a room.
Life has changed for labourers as countries which have been major sources of workers for the UAE and the Middle East are going through swift economic development. According to Samir Khosla, Vice-Chairman of Dynamic Staffing Services, this is certainly good news for expats who normally have to sacrifice a lot to fend for their family back home. Australian company Leighton, working on many projects in India, provides its staff a four-day holiday every month so that they can be with their family residing in remote areas.