EXPAT WORKERS

A large percentage of Qatar’s population – up to 85% – is expatriate, or non-Qatari.  In 2010 the estimated population was 1.7 million, only 300,000 Qatari citizens. After the discovery of natural oil and gas, expats arrived en masse to assist the development of those resources.

Qatar needs expats because some skills do not currently exist (locals were traditionally desert dwellers and seafarers), and there are certain jobs Qataris are unwilling to do themselves. However, educated expats compete with citizens for limited jobs, so polices are enforced that restrict their long-term residency.

The expat community is relatively young and overwhelmingly male. Men are often employed in construction; women are frequently domestic (household) workers. Most short-term contract workers come from the Indian sub-continent, the Far East, and Arab countries; middle management comes from the Indian sub-continent, Jordan, Egypt, and Europe; and top management comes from various Arabic countries, Europe, and the USA.

Read Kumar’s profile and Suresh’s profileRead Daniel 1, and consider how God employed foreigners to impact Nebuchadnezzar and his kingdom. We pray God-fearing foreigners would be used to transform Qatar with the power of Christ in every layer of society.

 

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