GEOG 352 Lecture 16: Geography 352 Feb 22
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Migrant workers fit the cracks: (cid:498)a worker to fit every job(cid:499) Difference between expat and migrant worker: tends to be associated with race/background. Khafala system: under this system the employer is also the sponsor (takes on legal and economic responsibility) of the worker; employer must be arab from uae. Originally in local economy about taking care of merchants while they were in town; now it has been adopted to be about controlling migrant workers. Reason for this is that the khafala system has also become the welfare state. Ruling family redistributes wealth through the khafala system (emirate nationals get income and business partners) Restaurant opens, they need an emirate majority shareholder. Oil has run out, but there is still oil wealth = this system helps manage the redistribution of this oil wealth via khafala investment rules. Works the same way for land: redistributed to emirate locals to make rent. * contrast = no public services, everything is private.
