The UAE is considering changes to its labour law to attract more citizens into the private sector, local media reported on Saturday, to lessen the burden of a bloated public sector in case of a fall in oil prices.
Many Emiratis prefer to work in the public sector, where working hours are shorter, holidays longer and pay tends to be higher, while foreign workers, who account for the majority of the oil-rich Gulf state's population, fill most private sector positions.
To prepare for any future downturn in oil prices and to avert political discontent, leaders in the UAE and other Gulf states are taking steps to rebalance their employment structures.
Labour Minister Saqr Ghobash will present the government with a review of the current labour law "shortly", the local al-Khaleej newspaper reported on Saturday, citing unnamed sources.
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