Stand-in skipper Jitesh believes the absence of key England players will not affect his side's morale on Sunday
Shaikh Mohammed discusses a point with Shaikh Saif during the cabinet meeting in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. — Wam
The meeting also called for the control on importing unskilled workers, and instead to meet the demand by sources available in the local market.
Addressing the Cabinet meeting, which was dominated by the issue of demographic structure, Shaikh Mohammed said the UAE’s handling of the challenge was one of the most important national priorities and key guidelines of the government.
Shaikh Mohammed said: “The instructions given by President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan are clear, empower the UAE citizen and make him the key engine of development. Guided by these instructions, the government is drawing and implementing an integrated framework of concerted initiatives and policies with the prime target to strike a demographic balance in parallel with the comprehensive development that benefits UAE citizens in all emirates of the country.”
According to the latest National Bureau of Statistics, the expatriate community accounts for 88.5 per cent of the total population of the country which is more than 8 million, leaving a huge disparity between UAE nationals and expatriates.
The Federal Cabinet passed a resolution after a lengthy debate to draw mechanism that will empower UAE nationals in the country’s economic social development as well as bring parity between expat and national residents.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Lt-Gen. Shaikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, as Chairman of the Federal Demographic Structure Council (FDSC), said thrust of major sovereign resolutions were taken, whereas all concerned organisations were tasked with implementation of them in line with the strategy presented.
The meeting decided that the Chairman of the Federal Demographic Structure Council may exempt from this resolution domestic helpers or any other categories he specifies.
Government authorities and concerned establishments were also instructed to comply with these resolutions.
The Cabinet stressed the need for all federal, local and private entities to join efforts and to work as a one team to make this initiative a success.
Stand-in skipper Jitesh believes the absence of key England players will not affect his side's morale on Sunday
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