jobs

India workers promised jobs in Kuwait arrested at airport with fake tickets

Mumbai - Muslimchronicle

Mumbai police have arrested 30 men trying to fly to Kuwait on fake tickets and visas and are looking for the unlicensed recruitment agents who charged them 100,000 rupees ($1,500) to arrange their travel to jobs in the Gulf state. The men from Uttar Pradesh state in northern India were arrested on Tuesday when they tried checking in at theRead more

Fewer tuk-tuks, more hardhats: Sri Lanka tackles labour crisis

Colombo - Muslimchronicle

Asitha Udaya Priyantha has found the dream job: the 22-year-old is already his own boss, cruising Sri Lanka's streets in his autorickshaw, earning good money on his own time. But this is not what the island government wants its young people doing as one million jobs in booming sectors such as construction go unfilled, and businesses look abroad for labourersRead more

Japan bank Mizuho eyes cutting workforce by one-third

Tokyo - Muslimchronicle

Major Japanese bank Mizuho Financial Group is considering slashing its global workforce by about one-third over a decade, reports said, as it looks to replace clerical jobs with artificial intelligence and other technology. The lender is looking at chopping 19,000 jobs from its current roster of around 60,000 employees in Japan and overseas by March 2027, the top-selling Yomiuri newspaperRead more

Hurricanes Harvey, Irma expected to dim US jobs growth in short term

Washington - Muslimchronicle

US job growth probably slowed further in September as Hurricanes Harvey and Irma left displaced workers temporarily unemployed and delayed hiring, the latest indication that the storms undercut economic activity in the third quarter. According to a Reuters survey of economists, the Labor Department’s closely watched employment report on Friday will likely show that nonfarm payrolls increased by 90,000 jobsRead more

Modi cuts red tape for small businesses in India

New Delhi - Muslimchronicle

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is set to cut red tape for small and medium-sized companies on Friday, as it rushes to address growing criticism of its stewardship of Asia’s third-largest economy. Modi, in a rare acknowledgment that economic sentiment had turned negative, this week defended his handling of the economy, which in the June quarter grew at anRead more

Strategic plan to establish 2,000 cooperative societies within 5 years, to provide 200,000 jobs for Saudis

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Jeddah - Muslimchronicle

Dr. Abdullah Kidman, chairman of Cooperative Societies Council, told Al-Eqtisadiah that the adoption of a strategic plan and restructuring of the council will soon occur in order to establish 2,000 new cooperative societies within five years, which are expected to provide over 200,000 jobs. He said: “Implementing the strategic plan will require the state’s support with over SR900 million ($239.9Read more

Jobs campaign boosts career opportunities for Saudis

Riyadh - Muslimchronicle

The Kingdom’s drive to localize jobs has been ramped up; just go to various establishments and you will see that jobs previously employing expat workers are now being held by Saudi nationals. But the Kingdom does not stop there as it continues to look for ways and means to generate employment opportunities for the increasing Saudi population. The Ministry ofRead more

Job postings in Oman fall in October

Muscat - Musimchronicle

Job postings in Oman fell for the first time in six months in October, according to data from the Monster Employment Index. In October 2016, job postings in Oman fell by five per cent compared with October last year, the report said. The number of jobs posted this October was 111, six fewer than in October 2015. According to the report, OmanRead more

Arrangements completed for localising jobs in some positions by January 2017

Abu dhabi - Arab Today

The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation has completed preparations required to implement two key resolutions on Emiratisation of positions of data entry operators and occupational health and safety officers starting January 2017. Ministry officials the said lists of qualified Emiratis who can fill up these jobs had been sent to targeted employers for selection. Farida Al Ali, Assistant Under-SecretaryRead more

Saudi plans to set up IT firm employing women only

Riyadh - Xinhua

Two Saudi ministries are negotiating the formation of women-only information technology firm to open up new sectors for female job seekers, Al Sharq Al Awsat local newspaper reported on Tuesday. The firm will mainly target females specialized in the IT sector and the project that is adopted by the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology and the Labor Ministry isRead more