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Migration to the United Arab Emirates Welcome to the United Arab Emirates, a land of

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opportunity where skyscrapers rise from the desert and cultures from around the

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world meet. Since the discovery of oil in the 1958, the UAE's rapid

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development created a huge demand for labor, but with a small local population,

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how could the country grow so fast? Migration became the answer. Today, over 88

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percent of the UAE's population is made up of migrants, mostly from South Asia,

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the Philippines and Africa. Migrants are drawn by job opportunities, safety and

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higher wages, what we call pull factors. At the same time, many leave their

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home countries due to poverty or lack of jobs known as push factors. But the

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story of migration isn't just about jobs and poverty, migrants face challenges,

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long work hours and work pressure caused by policy demands. To manage this, the UAE

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has adopted population policies like controlling visa categories, improving

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labor laws and promoting immunization. As countries grow, population policies

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matter more than ever, and the UAE offers a powerful lesson on the promise and

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complexity of migration.