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Builders in Qatar are taking advantage of the slowdown in Dubai to scoop up skilled staff that they have previously struggled to attract to the country.

Building, consultancy and engineering firms in Qatar have long struggled to attract key skills because of competition from Dubai, but now hope to take advantage of the redundancies that are sweeping across the emirate.

“There were issues about bringing people here in the past, such as housing and schools, that prevented us from growing,” said Robert Hope, a regional director at WS Atkins, an engineer and design consultancy.

“But I think there’s an opportunity for us now to get quality people in positions and move projects forward.”

Although not unaffected by the global financial crisis, Qatar’s economy is still expected to outperform regional economies this year and expand by 10 per cent, fuelled mainly by increased LNG (liquefied natural gas) exports.

Local banks are being more selective in the projects they finance, but the country is well-placed to fund crucial developments, especially those aimed at affordable housing.

Qatar’s current account surplus was worth about 52 per cent of GDP last year, according to Marios Maratheftis, CK regional head of research at Standard Chartered Bank.

by Angela Giuffrida

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Mom_me said And so does Saudi. ...

And so does Saudi.

 

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eaglemmanuel said More talent. Good for ...

More talent. Good for Qatar!

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thexonic said I wouldn't be surprised. ...

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juandelacruz_qatar said “But I think there’s an ...

“But I think there’s an opportunity for us now to get quality people in positions and move projects forward.”
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an opportunity for these companies to get cheap labors.
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askme said hahaha.. Qatar is looking ...

hahaha.. Qatar is looking for Quality people or cheap people... if this was the case why people were working in Dubai before in first place? Why these people were not working in Doha from beginning....???

 

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Pinoy_simcard said Qatar is not affected by ...

Qatar is not affected by recession? Thats a good news.
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Ronin said The good and the bad ...

The Good point. Qatar and other GCC countries are going to get a choice of quality people if they'd know how to offer them the right package.

The Bad point. Since there are alot of people getting laid off in Dubai, it is now a "buyer's" market. Meaning Qatar and perhaps other GCC countries like Saudi may offer these workers "cheaper" packages because they know that these people need to find jobs ASAP. I just hope they give them a fair and reasonable package for their talent and not get them just because they're a "cheap commodity" on a dime-per-dozen kind.

Just my thoughts....

I also hope that Qatar has adjusted some of its Labor practices in line with ILO's (International Labor Organization) guidelines, primarily the issue on holding people's passports and also on sponsorships.


 

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The rock said Just for comments sake ...

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RED_POPE said Dubai ...

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pinoyaccountant said I agree ...

If Qatar gives a competitive salary packages, Quality people should chose the country in the first place. I hope that employers do not take advantage of hiring employees from Dubai and take them at the lowest possible salary bargains.

 

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dmigtysolomon said Poor Dubai workers,... ...

they lost their job in Dubai and they will be taken advantage by Qatar employers! Whewwwwww, talking about double (un)luck!

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SAMAEL said LMAO Vegas. Exactly what i ...

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flomaster said what would they do if there ...

what would they do if there are no jobs for them will they go back to there countries, then what do they do?
is something better than nothing?

 

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Arien said Its joke.. Many giant ...

Its joke.. Many giant contruction companies in Qatar is cutting their workforce too.. My group is one among them which has cut 1500 already, from workers to project engineers.

Its someone's foolish imagination.
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nicaq25 said I'm thinking these ...

lay-off workers from Dubai think Qatar is only a second choice if not the least choice. Now, they're flocking to come here for a job? What would these already standing-by job seekers do then?

"I do live by the motto that pessimists are usually right, but all the great change in history was done by optimists" -Thomas Friedman

 

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eaglemmanuel said nicaq25 said I'm thinking ...

nicaq25 said I'm thinking these ...lay-off workers from Dubai think Qatar is only a second choice if not the least choice. Now, they're flocking to come here for a job? What would these already standing-by job seekers do then?"

Depends on their qualifications and experience - ie. more focus on merit and not nepotism. But yes, agree with others that there is the possibility of abuse in these trying times, people not being paid what they are worth. Hope for the best.

/But nothing like working for SOME Chinaman companies with a main "policy" of squeezing blood out of stones, period.

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fieryangelinthesky said there's a surplus (laid off ...

there's a surplus (laid off expatriates from Dubai) in manpower due to the financial crisis and for this reason Qatar employers will take advantage of the situation to get cheap labor force.

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abduljaleel said Dubai employees can share a ...

Dubai employees can share a better experience than other Midleeast countries. They are worth. Hence they have come across with all varieties of experience in their field.

 

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cozy said SO MEAN BECAUSE PEOPLE WHO ...

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nicaq25 said ok cozy, we heard U ...

now pls. make ur fonts smaller.

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cozy said i will.. sowe not intention ...

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gailnathalie said Does this means Qatar is a ...

Does this means Qatar is a better place to work than Dubai for now?

 

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arecel said yup, gail you are right. ...

yup, gail you are right. qatar is not as affected as dubai. dubai has it hard.

 

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gailnathalie said Good for me I'm moving on ...

Good for me I'm moving on the last week. Good opportunity.

 

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jkls said will the professionals from ...

will the professionals from dubai will get same compensation here in qatar of what they had before?

 

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gailnathalie said Maybe equivalent or more. ...

Maybe equivalent or more. Depends on the position.

 

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nicaq25 said there some good news from Dubai too ...

like rents coming down but no job?

"I do live by the motto that pessimists are usually right, but all the great change in history was done by optimists" -Thomas Friedman

 

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samimalik said Many people have moved from ...

Many people have moved from uae to qatar in recent months, I myself is moving to qatar with a good pay and hopefully i will like the place.

 

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wytdolphin8 said nicaq25 comment ...

"What would these already standing-by job seekers do then?"

I very much agree on what you said, (nepotism, aside, as it's another issue) recession affected ALL nations and did not had d gall to exclude Qatar.

 

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Kathrina said yeeah right.. or vice ...

yeeah right.. or vice versa!!!! cheap pay then give them poor service... hahhahaa!!!

 

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_noms_ said Its not true that Qatar is ...

Its not true that Qatar is not affected by recessions...but its true Qatar is less affected than any other..

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gailnathalie said Yes agree with that comment. ...

Yes agree with that comment. Our company is almost affected. Good thing our offer has push through..

 

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_noms_ said Most of all that publish in ...

Most of all that publish in newspapers is crap... its no doubt Qatar market has lost its major amount of business,, many construction is lacking money.....
yeah, Qatar snaps Dubai Worker by Demobilizing some of its own.!!!! :D

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indman said compare to other GCC, Qatar ...

compare to other GCC, Qatar has to change visa rules, 2yrs ban and family visa rules then qatar is good. bcz of this rules only before expatriates affraiding.

 

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britexpat said Qatar is snapping up Dubai ...

Qatar is snapping up Dubai workers..
The problm is that as soon as the economy recovers, they'll be on the first plane back..

 

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Sameh_eisa said No body knows . . . . but, Lets Hope ...

Lets hope that the same incridble boom happened in Dubai in the last 5 years will be here also. I came to Qatar after 5 years in Dubai.
If Qatar wants to reach by Doha to Dubai level . . well, we are here to do the same what we did before in Duabi here also.
By the way, Dubai was same like Doha from 7-8 years.

 

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britexpat said I don't know what the ...

I don't know what the fascination with Dubai is. Dubai boomed and hired workers who were not always qualified to do the job. they were desperate and needed manpower.

Now in the downturn, many of those workers are out of jobs and looking to Qatar..

Qatar needs to ensure that it hires people with the relevant skillsets and qualifications.

 

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jtj said Yes, companies are taking ...

Yes, companies are taking advantage of the situation and taking qualified people at much lower salaries. They are also utilising the 'recession' situation to terminate people who were recruited at unbelievably higher rates due to scarcity of qualified people a few months back

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