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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
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
what is the kafala system?
(1971) Temporary guestworker program where companies are able to hire migrant workers
uae gov policy
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
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
Russian oligarchs, London
wealthy businessman of the former USSR, investment is sought out
however, due to Russia, Ukraine conflict economic sanctions are in place
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
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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