<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>news and events</title><link>http://www.randstadmena.com/</link><description>RSS feed for news and events</description><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Abu Dhabi development to generate thousands of new jobs</title><link>http://www.randstadmena.com/about-randstad-mena/news-and-events/abu-dhabi-development-to-generate-thousands-of-new-jobs.html?WT.rss_f=news+and+events&amp;WT.rss_a=Abu+Dhabi+development+to+generate+thousands+of+new+jobs&amp;WT.rss_ev=a</link><description>A new development in the financial heart of Abu Dhabi is expected to generate thousands of new employment opportunities. 
 
Plans include new housing, six shopping malls and 30 public parks, Gulf News reports, quoting Abu Dhabi Urban Planning ...</description><author /><pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 11:44:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jordan sees participation of women in employment rise</title><link>http://www.randstadmena.com/about-randstad-mena/news-and-events/jordan-sees-participation-of-women-in-employment-rise.html?WT.rss_f=news+and+events&amp;WT.rss_a=Jordan+sees+participation+of+women+in+employment+rise&amp;WT.rss_ev=a</link><description>The participation of women in the Jordanian jobs market has risen by around ten per cent, latest data reveal. 
 
According to the country's Department of Statistics, the refined economic participation rate was around 15.4 per cent in the first ...</description><author /><pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Arab organisations to boost CSR in region</title><link>http://www.randstadmena.com/about-randstad-mena/news-and-events/arab-organisations-to-boost-csr-in-region.html?WT.rss_f=news+and+events&amp;WT.rss_a=Arab+organisations+to+boost+CSR+in+region&amp;WT.rss_ev=a</link><description>The Hawkamah Institute for Corporate Governance and the Arabia CSR Network have teamed up together to undertake joint projects in the region. 
 
Under the plans, the bodies will work on "building capacity for and raising awareness of sound ...</description><author /><pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:49:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gulf countries urged to focus on resident workers</title><link>http://www.randstadmena.com/about-randstad-mena/news-and-events/gulf-countries-urged-to-focus-on-resident-workers.html?WT.rss_f=news+and+events&amp;WT.rss_a=Gulf+countries+urged+to+focus+on+resident+workers&amp;WT.rss_ev=a</link><description>Gulf countries must change their development patterns if they are to continue to provide employment for their own people. 
 
That is according to the United Arab Emirates' minister of labor Saqr Ghobash, who claimed that the challenges posed by ...</description><author /><pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:03:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UAE labor market 'will soar' in 2010</title><link>http://www.randstadmena.com/about-randstad-mena/news-and-events/uae-labor-market-will-soar-in-2010.html?WT.rss_f=news+and+events&amp;WT.rss_a=UAE+labor+market+'will+soar'+in+2010&amp;WT.rss_ev=a</link><description>The United Arab Emirates' (UAE) labor market will grow substantially in 2010 as the country's population soars. 
 
That is according to projections made by the National Human Resources Development and Employment Authority, which claimed that the ...</description><author /><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:49:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UAE considering employment visa reduction</title><link>http://www.randstadmena.com/about-randstad-mena/news-and-events/uae-considering-employment-visa-reduction.html?WT.rss_f=news+and+events&amp;WT.rss_a=UAE+considering+employment+visa+reduction&amp;WT.rss_ev=a</link><description>The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is considering reducing the cost of employment visas to stimulate economic growth. 
 
Dubai's Department of Economic Development (DED) claimed that this proposal will form part of a number of plans implemented next ...</description><author /><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:58:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UN: Arab countries 'must create' 51m jobs</title><link>http://www.randstadmena.com/about-randstad-mena/news-and-events/un-arab-countries-must-create-51m-jobs.html?WT.rss_f=news+and+events&amp;WT.rss_a=UN%3a+Arab+countries+'must+create'+51m+jobs&amp;WT.rss_ev=a</link><description>Arab nations must provide 51 million jobs over the next decade if current unemployment rates are to be retained, according to a new report. 
 
The United Nations' (UN) Development Programme and Arab League released a study, which stressed the ...</description><author /><pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:22:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Middle East and North Africa plan recruitment, poll shows</title><link>http://www.randstadmena.com/about-randstad-mena/news-and-events/middle-east-and-north-africa-plan-recruitment-poll-shows.html?WT.rss_f=news+and+events&amp;WT.rss_a=Middle+East+and+North+Africa+plan+recruitment%2c+poll+shows&amp;WT.rss_ev=a</link><description>Employers in north Africa and the Middle East intend to recruit over the next quarter, it has been asserted. 
 
A poll undertaken by Bayt.com and poll company YouGov Siraj noted that different ...</description><author /><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:19:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UAE labor market will grow in Q4</title><link>http://www.randstadmena.com/about-randstad-mena/news-and-events/uae-labor-market-will-grow-in-q4.html?WT.rss_f=news+and+events&amp;WT.rss_a=UAE+labor+market+will+grow+in+Q4&amp;WT.rss_ev=a</link><description>The employment market of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will begin to recover at the end of 2009, according to a report in Emirates Business. 
 
The Middle Eastern daily newspaper ...</description><author /><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UAE employers set to offer migrant workers better conditions</title><link>http://www.randstadmena.com/about-randstad-mena/news-and-events/uae-employers-set-to-offer-migrant-workers-better-conditions.html?WT.rss_f=news+and+events&amp;WT.rss_a=UAE+employers+set+to+offer+migrant+workers+better+conditions&amp;WT.rss_ev=a</link><description>Employers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) could be prompted to increase their minimum wages under fresh pressure from the Nepalese government, it has been reported. 
 
With thousands of Nepalese a year heading to the Middle East in search of ...</description><author /><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:51:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Middle East SMEs play pivotal job role</title><link>http://www.randstadmena.com/about-randstad-mena/news-and-events/middle-east-smes-play-pivotal-job-role.html?WT.rss_f=news+and+events&amp;WT.rss_a=Middle+East+SMEs+play+pivotal+job+role&amp;WT.rss_ev=a</link><description>Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Middle East will become increasingly influential in determining employment levels, according to an international banking institution. 
 
Standard Chartered Bank has conducted a report into the ...</description><author /><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:50:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bahrain identified as 'fast growing economy'</title><link>http://www.randstadmena.com/about-randstad-mena/news-and-events/bahrain-identified-as-fast-growing-economy.html?WT.rss_f=news+and+events&amp;WT.rss_a=Bahrain+identified+as+'fast+growing+economy'&amp;WT.rss_ev=a</link><description>Bahrain has been identified as one of the fastest growing economies in the Arab world by a leading research institution. 
 
Dubai School of Government (DSG) published a report on the Persian Gulf country disclosing that low inflation, labor market ...</description><author /><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:50:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>