Annas Shaker
@abshaker
I tweet about work and workers in the Arab World. Opinions are my own & not those of my employer (but I do not have one)
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NEW: Robots can solve UAE construction labor shortage, says Buildroid AI The US startup announced that it will launch the UAE’s first block-laying robot to speed up real estate and infrastructure projects in the Gulf country, @jackvdutton writes. al-monitor.com/originals/2025…
Per @cooperfitchpr: 48% of companies in the UAE and Saudi plan to hire more people in 2026. 29% expect workforce reductions 23% anticipate no change to staffing levels
UAE jobs: Nearly half of firms plan to hire more staff in 2026; top sectors revealed khaleejtimes.com/jobs/uae-half-…
Four years ago: 29k Emiratis were employed in the private sector Today: 157k, a staggering 441% increase. Emiratis can be found working in 30k private companies (up from 7k) and six out of 10 Emirati college graduates start their career in the private sector
إطلاق الدورة الرابعة من جائزة «نافس»..157 ألف مواطن يعملون في القطاع الخاص للتفاصيل:eti.ae/JOlP #مركز_الاتحاد_للأخبار
George W Bush will be the keynote speaker for A Saudi forum on ... Real Estate? The forum will be held in January, when the country's new law allowing foriengers to own real estate in some parts of the country comes into effect
الرئيس الأمريكي الأسبق جورج بوش متحدثا رئيسيا في منتدى مستقبل العقار الخامس alriyadh.com/2162544 #جريدة_الرياض
Absolutely zero mention of COVID or Gaza in the NYT obituary for @SFdirewolf, just a completely whitewashed version of her legacy. Pitiful nytimes.com/2025/11/15/us/…
Note that the heaviest target has been the 'bread basket' of the West Bank (i.e. the fertile agricultural lands in the 'triangle' of Jenin, Nablus, Tulkarm). This is after nearly two decades of the poisoning of soil, water and air (astronomical cancer rates).
This isn’t just any dairy factory. It’s the al-Juneidi plant, a key producer that supports West Bank farmers and local food supply. This attack signals that wider aggression, ethnic cleansing, and bloodshed are coming to the West Bank. The genocide didn’t end, it will expand.
“About 3.6 million Bangladeshis live and work in Saudi Arabia, sending home over $5 billion every year.”
Up to 300,000 job openings in #SaudiArabia’s mega-projects, tourism and healthcare sectors will be available for skilled Bangladeshis under a recently signed labor deal, the Kingdom’s ambassador said arab.news/mfusr
My colleague @viviannereim and I have been investigating for months how the children of Kenyan mothers in Saudi Arabia have been deprived of papers and medical care. And when they turn to their embassy, they are berated or saddled with paperwork. nytimes.com/2025/11/10/wor…
#Saudi government (@MOISaudiArabia) plans to launch an app for migrant workers to request self-deportation if they overstay their visa or become undocumented. Interesting but details remain unclear
Per Saudi PMI: "The expansion in [non-oil] business activity was further bolstered by a rise in overall workforce numbers. After a historically strong run of growth in recent months, the pace of job creation quickened in October, marking the sharpest increase in almost 16 years."
The Riyad Bank Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for the non-oil private sector rose in October 2025, registering the second-highest reading since September 2014 To find out more, read our analytical bulletin:
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