In the
past twenty years, there has been an increasing tendency for workers to move
from one country to another. {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}some
newly independent countries have understandably restricted most jobs to local
people, others have attracted and welcomed migrant workers. This is particularly
the case in the Middle East, {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}}
{{/U}}increased oil incomes have enabled many countries to {{U}} {{U}}
3 {{/U}} {{/U}}outsiders to improve local facilities. {{U}}
{{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}the Middle East has attracted oil-workers from
the USA and Europe. It has brought in construction workers and technicians from
many countries, {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}South Korea and
Japan. In view of the difficult living and working conditions
in the Middle East, it is not {{U}} {{U}} 6 {{/U}} {{/U}}that
the pay is high to attract suitable workers. Many engineers and technicians can
earn at least {{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}money in the Middle
East as they can in their own country, and this is a major attraction. An allied
benefit is the low taxation or complete lack of it. This increases the net
amount of pay received by visiting workers and is very popular with
them. Sometimes a disadvantage has a compensating advantage.
{{U}} {{U}} 8 {{/U}} {{/U}}, the difficult living conditions
often lead to increased friendship when workers have to depend on each other
{{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}safety and comfort. {{U}}
{{U}} 10 {{/U}} {{/U}}, many migrant workers can save large sums of
money partly {{U}} {{U}} 11 {{/U}} {{/U}}the lack of
entertainment facilities. The work is often complex and full of problems but
this merely presents greater challenge to engineers who prefer to find solutions
{{U}} {{U}} 12 {{/U}} {{/U}}problems rather than do routine work
in their home country. One major problem which {{U}}
{{U}} 13 {{/U}} {{/U}}migrant workers in the Middle East is that
their jobs are temporary ones. They are nearly always on contract, so it is not
easy for them to plan ahead with great confidence. This is to be expected since
no country welcomes a large number of foreign workers as permanent residents.
{{U}} {{U}} 14 {{/U}} {{/U}}, migrant workers accept this
disadvantage, along with others, because of the {{U}} {{U}} 15
{{/U}} {{/U}}financial benefits which they receive.