Nitaqat , a dilemma for immigrants in gulf

For years, people for developing and under developed countries have been going to gulf countries for finding jobs and making their ends meet. This mainly consists of Expatriates and unskilled labourers. But now with the new policy of GCC and Saudi Arabia it might be difficult for people to work in gulf countries.

Few months ago, Saudi Arabia ‘s new policy named Nitaqat meaning  naturalisation which aims at providing work to its own national rather than others. According to the policy, each firm needs to employ a fixed percentage (10%) of Saudi nations. Not only this, the government has also fixed a 3000 Riyals per month salary for such employees. This is a great set back to the economy of small scale firms who use to employee people from Asia and other undeveloped countries at cheaper rates of 900- 1000 Riyals.  Though the step is to generate employment for their own people and is a result of internal politics , some people are seeing this as a step to restrict the number of immigrants coming to the country.

Likewise GCC members Bahrain, The Sultanate of Oman, Kuwait, Qatar and UAE  have also planned to implement a policy, according to which all those people who either are not working anywhere or does not possess the skills that they claim will be shipped back to their native places. This step has created a lot of unrest among the people working there and their families back at home.

A large number of people travel from India to the Gulf countries seeking jobs .Most of them are uneducated or unskilled .These people are the one facing huge crisis. Lakhs of people will be transferred back and they will have to find jobs in their own countries. With countries like India, where people aspire from the stories of  Industrialist like Dhirubhai Ambani ( who worked in Yemen , saved money  returned back and established the business which is today India’s biggest firms), it’s like shattering of dreams.  I guess people have to find some other place to work.

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Boston Marathon ended with a blast !! Another Attack On American Soil

Boston Attack ,
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16 Apr 2013, when the participants of Boston Marathon , world oldest marathon,  were reaching the finish line , 2 bombs exploded with 30 sec difference and nearly 70 yards apart from each other .after  9/11 , this is the single biggest attack on American people in their homeland.people all  around the world and Americans themselves are not clear what had happened and how did it happen though American have enforced stringent rules and security after 9/11.


After the incident FBI reported it to be a terrorist attack , but later changed their statement of reviewing the situation first .American president Mr. Barack Obama while addressing to the people of America said 

"Make no mistake we will get to the bottom of this and we will find out who did this and we will find out why they did this. Any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice.
The American people will say a prayer for Boston tonight and Michelle and I send our prayers to the families of the victims in the wake of this senseless loss.”

Its is reported that 3 people died and nearly 100 people suffered injuries in these explosion .The investigation  has started and people have been questioned about the incident .A Saudi national has been suspected , but nothing can be said confirmative .

According to  The New York Post

"Investigators have a suspect — a Saudi Arabian national — in the horrific Boston Marathon bombings, The Post has learned.Law enforcement sources said the 20-year-old suspect was under guard at an undisclosed Boston hospital.It was not immediately clear why the man was hospitalized and whether he was injured in the attack or in his apprehension.
The man was caught less than two hours after the 2:50 p.m. bombing on the finish line of the race, in the heart of Boston."