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Construction and Engineering jobs in Dubai - Hiring gap widens. Construction
projects continue to rise throughout the UAE.
As these projects grow
in popularity, hiring workers for construction and engineering jobs
continues to be a priority for construction companies.
With the boom in construction and engineering jobs in Dubai many indians and western expats are on their way to Dubai to cash in on the large ammount of jobs available in Dubai's construction and engineering industry.
The
world has been watching India as media reports state it to be the one
of the next economic super powers and as a consequence property
development has surged.
Office space demand for example, has doubled
since 2002 as foreign firms continue to invest in the country's IT
sector.
India's new government policies such as income tax
exemptions and liberal loan policies have contributed to the
construction boom.
These factors all contribute to why
recruitment companies are finding it increasing difficult to get
Indian labourers to work in the UAE.
This is also part due to
some recruitment companies charging labourers transaction costs to
move to Dubai (this practice is not actually allowed in Dubai)
coupled with the confiscation of passports for several months as a
security deposit.
Add to that the burden of leaving family behind
and it's easy to see why so many Indian labourers would rather work
at home.
Conditions need to improve before workers are
enticed to work again in the UAE and until then, the construction
labour shortage will continue.
The
demand for hiring engineers also rises as the construction projects
continue. On average, engineers get better treatment than labourers
although engineers should still expect a 6 day week in some cases.
Companies
currently hiring in Dubai
Current
companies hiring engineering and construction workers are Concur
Consultants www.concurme.com,
go 4 construction jobs and
Naukri Gulf
www.naukrigulf.com to name a few.
Finding
the
project owners of current construction projects up and down the UAE
will give you a good list of companies to contact.
Some projects to
consider are Business Bay, Dubai Sports City, the Burj projects and
the Dubai Marina.
Some companies to consider are: Al Rostamani,
Bechtel Corporation, Fujairah National Construction, Juma Al Majid
Group, Maritime Industrial Services, Turner Construction Company,
Actco and Al Habtoor Enterprises.
The
ball is increasing in the employees court and with the hiring gap
continuing to widen, job seekers should ensure they ask and get the
pay and working conditions they require.
For further information
take a look at the Ministry of Labours website http://www.mol.gov.ae/
About
Concur Consultants
Concur
Consultants are the largest engineering and construction recruitment
company in Dubai.
The company sources engineering and construction
jobs for the major engineering and construction companies in Dubai.
In the past two years Concur have placed hundreds of people into
Construction and Engineering jobs in the Middle East.
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