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Global hubs |
major cities, which are the most connected London: major financial centre (stock market), airports, TNC HQs, West End, Commonwealth capital New york: Wall Street, Broadway, UN HQ mass low wage migration to the |
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mass low wage migration to the UAE |
Pull factors- jobs (oil, industry, construction, transport, manufacturing, service sector) Percentage population migrants - 89.29% migrants (27.78% indian migrants) main source countries - India 2.75 million, Pakistan, 1.27 million |
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what is the kafala system? |
(1971) Temporary guestworker program where companies are able to hire migrant workers |
uae gov policy |
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costs of mass migration to the UAE |
Government has to invest $3000 per migrant Remittances Human rights issues (low pay/poor living conditions) Social tensions |
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Benefits of mass migration to the UAE |
89% of the population is able to work in high skilled jobs Investment into the local area via migrant spending |
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Russian oligarchs, London |
wealthy businessman of the former USSR, investment is sought out however, due to Russia, Ukraine conflict economic sanctions are in place |
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A8 migration: costs |
social tensions within boston - 2001 almost 100% white british in 2011 84% - school almost 2/3 migrants - loss of uk culture on high street- rise of polish shops and delis |
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A8 migration: benefits |
increase services and diversity of food Migrants are already trained and educated to do low paid unskilled work There is an aging population within Boston Migrants have added £20 billion to government finances |
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