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The percentage of an expatriate population represented by Arabs in the GCC countries decreased from 72 percent in 1975 to 56 percent a decade later (Table 2). In turn, in 1970, non-Arabs constituted only 12 percent of all workers in the Gulf, yet by 1980 their number had grown to 41 percent, and by 1985 Asian workers...
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Population of the GCC countries has jumped from 7,766 (million) in 1970 to; 13,700 (million) in 1980, and to 33,075; (million) in 2005. The highest annual growth rate took place during the period of 1975-1985. The oil boom of the 1970s is a major factor behind the large influx of foreign labour.
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Even before the Iran-Iraq War had begun, the Saudis and their allies believed Iranian agents fomented demonstrations and riots among the Shia population living in the countries on the Arab side of the Persian Gulf. ... All GCC countries were relieved when Iran agreed in 1988 to abide by the terms of Resolution 598.
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10.Foreign worker employment Foreign workers remain important in all scenarios given the low national population levels in GCC countries. The overall levels, however, vary greatly with the scenario. In Oasis, their absolute numbers decrease as the need for construction workers lowers.
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Foreign workers form 34.5 per cent of the total population in the GCC countries during 2002-2004 and the flow of expatriate workforce is on the rise. ... Adnan said though the inflow of expatriate workforce is still on the rise, their educational standards are going down in most of the GCC countries, compared to the...
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Table 1. GCC Countries: Selected Economic Indicators, 2002 ... Indeed, the local GCC workforce has been growing at more than 4 percent a year over the past decade—a pace that is likely to be maintained over the foreseeable future, since about one-third to one-half of the GCC population is now under the age of 15.
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The track then heads to Riyadh, which has a population of five million and is thus a consumption hub, and from Riyadh it ends up in Jubail, the largest industrial area in Saudi Arabia. ... The GCC countries plan to build a rail link between the six countires...
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With a combination of multinational, global and local organizations operating in the UAE and across the GCC countries, as well as an influx of workforce from around the world, ... In addition, the rapid population growth rate in these regions has fueled developments in real estate and the education sectors.
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