Dec 2 Economy

دور القطاع الخاص في مواجهة العقوبات العربية
The role of the private sector in the face of Arab sanctions
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Thursday 12/01/2011

Are you convinced the Arab regimes, it can punish the Syrian people economically? Is this unjust decision can erase the Syrian trade and the abolition of which extends the age-old human

Which amounts to thousands of years.

Syrian merchants and manufacturers extend their business to the corners of the globe in the east and west and in the north and south.

The sanctions will fall?! If we are out of trade, headed, and those penalties if we shorten the manufacturing world, including so-called «Product Syrian» What are the basic needs required by human beings and do not exist in Syria, whether in the food that comes from our agricultural, which includes everything in basic needs such as wheat, beets, olive oil access to a broad basket of vegetables and fruits.

The clothing we have forgotten his masters Is the textile industry, which penetrated into the depths of history.

Transformations of the world ideology and for more than a hundred years had been unable to stop the development of gene Syrian acquired trade-private, and which continued through the years, such as air which enters from the smallest holes, and here they are Syrian merchants began to roam the earth to search for markets required for the disposal of their goods and get the raw materials needed.

That this was not the Arab consensus on the imposition of economic sanctions that pure coincidence, I have realized that the Arab neighbors they punish themselves and their people as a result of the application of economic sanctions on Syria, which recognizes the call volume of goods that flow to them through the Syrian ports, maritime and land through the arteries.

Barakat: to build a complex study of Syrian products in South Africa

Said Najib Barakat, head of Syrian Business Council - South Africa need to work very hard to open overseas markets for Syrian products and intensifying the movement of businessmen between Syria and other countries and find channels to support trade and facilitate the transmission of business, goods and capital in cooperation with the sectors of other nations. He said the Syrian Business Council - South Africa and since about three months to participate in the exhibition Johannesburg, saying that South Africa is thirsty for Syrian products and all types and brands and markets in South Africa and its people has a great desire products Syrian and private, including clothes, food and grain.

He said the Council took part in 25 of the businessman was presented obstetric and women's clothing and women's evening clothes, sweets, olive oil, pistachios, lentils, oatmeal and other food commodities and this has seen the Syrian popular and high demand by the community there.

He also said the Council is currently considering the establishment of a pool of Syrian products in South Africa to be a semi-permanent exhibition of products and goods, Syria's different.

Sanadiki: not to lay off workers

The same level of attention arose Sanadiki Chairman Syrian businessman - to the British should not the private sector is laying off employees or reduce their number, with the need to combine efforts between the private sector and all sectors of other countries to face the current economic conditions. He confirmed that the phase experienced by Syria require a vital role of business in Syria to the address it.

At the level of its work in the field of aviation and tourism Sanadiki said he did not resort to reduce the number of staff did not seek to change it or the nature of its business offices in a manner that did not work as well as reduced hours of work and said we are continuing.

Khaddour: trade based on barter

It is proposed to Muhammad Khaddour Chairman Syrian businessman Cypriot re-link the import to export, while seeking to make foreign trade based on barter and non-objection, or prevent any substance that can be a value alternative materials Syrian exporters and that the goods are oil and called for the need for investment markets, Iraqi, Iranian, and especially in the petrochemical industry and to be trade on the basis of barter. According Khaddour also need to seek to develop local industry and export-east direction and work on the urgency and Minister of Economy of the signing of a free trade agreement with Ukraine.

Advised the businessmen who had opened accounts in neighboring countries to move to Syria, particularly the money that had been smuggled through this period as a crisis, European banks and that this stretch is required to secure and seal the events of a national economic council.

Favor of Hamidi

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Shihabi: dependence on local industries and supporting alternative

Faris Al-Shihabi Chairman of Aleppo Chamber of Industry, said: We are a private sector we have to cope with the new reality and find ways and alternative solutions for alternative markets and finding solutions to banking alternative that allows us to continue to work and focus on our own capabilities in the development of our industries and rely on each other and reduce import dependence on local industries supporting and complementary to other industries and I think the industry has an opportunity to open new markets like Iran, India, but we need to help the government to stand firm and continuity.

Hoahani: the trend to alternative markets, tissue

Suha Hoahani member of Aleppo Chamber of Industry said that the private sector a chance to rehabilitate himself and reboot again and rely on our resources and support the national industry and the trend of other countries, industries are weaving in front of markets, European, Arab and European markets will not be able to fairly cut and separate the contracts signed with companies, but after contracts would be separated and linked us to check out the alternative markets such as India, Iran, Iraq, and we will work on the exchange of industrial and trade delegations between the countries to overcome the current crisis.

Hammour: Arab federation can breach the sanctions and pressure on the rulers

Mazen Hammour member of Damascus Chamber of Commerce said that the private sector and specifically Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the Federation of Chambers can penetrate the penalties Arab relations to personal with all federations and chambers of the Arab, whether (industry, trade, tourism) and that the Arab Chambers can click on the rulers to overcome sanctions and to the traders and industrialists to go to the targeted markets to find alternative solutions and markets is required.

Ramya Ghazal

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Hatahet: agreement on a mechanism to export to new markets

In the same context, the industrial Bashar Hatahet that the focus on local materials is what is working on it during the current phase, especially materials that add value 100%, which we can through maintaining the foreign exchange and national employment, noting that there are materials to be imported but not actual value is only 30-35% and the remaining domestic industry, particularly with regard to the clothing industry, which is developed in Syria, but until we can secure the value of our exports of textiles and foodstuffs, which will reach 40-60% increase of local production and the rest from exports.

Hatahet that in the present circumstances can only work on one frequency because there are developments every day, these developments appear as needed, status, and today we can agree on a mechanism to export to the markets of Iran, Russian and even Ukraine in this case only, we can make up our exports to the Gulf States and up to the extent of 60% and if we have opened up these markets, we can completely dispense with the Gulf and its markets.

Hamoui: focus on domestic markets rather than export

Said Bassel Hamwi, Deputy Chairman of Damascus Chamber of Industry that he and some of the imposition of these sanctions will be placed on the internal market, especially as we The unexpected that there is a closure of the Arab markets for Syrian products directed industrialists to local markets compensates for export and at the same time there will be competition in prices lead not to higher prices because of this the competition.

The Hamwi for securing raw materials, there are many alternatives for countries like Turkey, where the intersection of Syria can import raw materials and production requirements of the countries of East Asia, India, China and Russia.

For materials strategy, the government made it clear that there is a stockpile of wheat, enough for two years and therefore there will be no shortage of goods in local markets, especially that there are many offers by the States and there are alternatives in light of Europe's crisis and recession suffered by many foreign companies, especially European.

He concluded that the death Hamwi Syria not to export goods, it is in itself a reward for local products that will take a stake in the domestic market rather than imported products.

Welding: Go to new markets

Industrial Abul Huda welding said: We are sector is flexible and can adapt to all circumstances, and this facilitates us to provide goods and face all the difficulties in the next phase, but this does not mean that we are a private sector not affected by these sanctions, pointing out that we are constantly working on a daily basis Kathadat of Chambers of Industry and Commerce and Agriculture find alternative solutions to secure production inputs and raw materials on one hand and maintaining the continuity of employment available to us on the other. The welding that what we are seeking through the next stage is to go to open new markets for our products and ask the government to provide us with all the facilities to be able to overcome the current crisis, especially as the Syrian exports will be affected by the sanctions, and certainly there will be a shortage of foreign exchange and this requires us to create new solutions to continue and with the least possible losses, noting that it will lose is the relationships and clients even cooperating with the government will not affect our ability to develop alternatives, which is originally present but we must increase Nchattna and our competitiveness and to find these new markets and secure the goods and materials. The welding we will find it difficult also in the transfer of products which must be a new mechanism it up, but today can not predict what is coming because all that was not outside the framework of general reports What are the actual decisions and what are the materials and goods that will be imposed by the sanctions, all this does not still vague.

Wafa Faraj

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Salman: converting national savings into investment channels

Finally I did the Arab League in an unprecedented move, the imposition of economic sanctions on Syria, a country-founder of this university, and the sanctions came as a sequel to the Arab American and European sanctions and the previous line and parallel with the sanctions, Turkish and this confirms two cases:

The large size of the plot on Syria because of its approach-resistant and speed to seize the western U.S. dictations, hired by her ..

With these words began, Dr. Salman Hayyan economic analyst, speaking of the revolution, stressing that Syria was formerly for many of the sanctions and was able to get out and surrounded the victorious siege of wanted, surprising that these sanctions (Arab brothers).

Salman pointed to the need to look for and how to resist these penalties and win it, but harnessed to be a real impetus for the continuing development process, especially that there are many countries in the world exposed to similar sanctions increased their strength, such as Cuba, China, Brazil and Iran ..

Suggesting that the focus is on our economy Bjanabih material and service, especially convert comparative advantages into competitive advantages especially in the agricultural and industrial sectors and focus on achieving food security, which is the material basis for economic security national, as is well known, this needs to activate the relationship partnerships between sectors of production material, whether relations of vertical or horizontal, front or back that is, output of agriculture seasons, grain, fruit and vegetable inputs for industry and vice versa ..

Add to reset on exports of raw materials which do not allow the export of any raw material and manufactured only after ensuring that we increase the value added and profitability and operation of the national workforce and reduce unemployment.

And the development of monetary and fiscal policy geared towards the economic and disease control, including inflation, recession and maintain the exchange rate of the Syrian pound and the cash reserves in our Bank's central and cooperation with the interest rate in a realistic and scientific ..

The eastward expansion with friendly countries such as Russia, China, India, Iran and Malaysia ..

Salman pointed to the need to establish harmony between the political and economic policy and to support each other, and increase the specific gravity of attention to direct investments commensurate with the resources available and in particular with the regional planning.

Dr. Salman that all penalties and penalty of $ 11 applied to the government sector and therefore the private sector in front of a historic moment that can contribute to work to avoid the consequences and effects of these sanctions, especially since it has more attention and care proposal:

- Activating the banking business in the private banking system's 20 banks in order to avoid the sanctions proposed by the central bank, commercial and profit-sufficiency and little to do with the economic cycle of the Syrian production to consumption.

- And the creation of a special committee in the chambers of industry and Commerce, tourism and coordination with government departments to address all the bottlenecks (neck glass) that can be exposed to our economy by these unfair penalties and Allamithaqih.

- Formation of joint committees between the private and public events and common to study what could be a result of these sanctions and to develop solutions to address them and to predict what could impose sanctions later.

And more active relationship with the banks and work to increase deposits and reduce the withdrawals and the establishment of better relations with the Syrians who are abroad in support of the Syrian economy.

And confirmed. Salman that the private sector can play an active role in supporting the investment process because the investments are pregnant for real economic development and this requires converting national savings into investment channels and the responsibility of all citizens and special events, civil, and government and shared.

Yousuf: Do not raise the prices of industrial products

In the view of the appearance of Dr. Yousuf, professor of economics at the University of Damascus, said that the sanctions so far does not exceed the threats and all the cases the duty of caution and should therefore be on the actors and the private sector to look for alternative markets for its production and the opinion of the d. Yousuf an opportunity to improve the reality of the industry or the product of the Syrian point of reducing foreign competition on this product. He wished that do not exploit this aspect of the pre-industrial to raise prices.

Dr. Yousuf said that exporters are the most affected by the suppliers, because the importer is easy to find alternative markets, pointing out that these penalties would be for the benefit of the local market because it will increase the supply of goods which will depend exported to abroad.

Hence Dr Yousuf is expected lower prices of vegetables, fruits, meats until they find alternative markets and thus rising prices of goods imported temporarily for a while to find alternative markets as well.

suggested Dr. Yousuf issuing treasury bonds by the government to individuals, companies and banks with interest limited and specified period to aid the State Treasury, which does not appear as yet no indication of its inability to stressing the necessity of partnerships between public and private sectors to support the economic process in Syria. Especially since the Syrian citizen has the sense of a large national campaigns embody through deposit by the overwhelming support of the Syrian pound in the previous round.

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ناقوس العمالة السورية يُقرع خَطَراً.. الآلاف في الخليج مهددون بالتسريح التعسفي تحت ستار العقوبات
Syrian workers bell rings danger .. Thousands are threatened in the Gulf demobilization under the guise of arbitrary sanctions
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Friday 02/12/2011
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There is need of employment Syrian abroad, specifically in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is more pressing than the destination of economic and social development in this particular time after the admission of the Arab League package its economic sanctions on Syria, and consider some of the economic and social with concern to this issue where sources indicate that the impacts of the crisis The global economic Gulf states, in addition to the positions of the Arab States towards Syria will cast on this issue, and thus may take the companies and institutions a convenient pretext for the demobilization of Syrian workers from work, and relying on economic sanctions against the Arab argument for unfair dismissal, which means exacerbating the economic problem in the country after the return to such employment.

Agreements are not clear

Some argue that the real crisis did not start yet, because the worst is yet to come for employment Syrian abroad, particularly from the Gulf states, in addition to questioning some economists the possibility of agreements between these countries and the Syrian state to reduce the wave of demobilization, which are exposed Syrian workers in some Gulf countries, and sources say that the Gulf states, which began to take specific actions for the abolition of many jobs, which employs about one million Syrian workers, in addition to the growing numbers of these workers feel the danger of losing their jobs as a result of attitudes Almkhveh of the Arab countries, particularly the Gulf of Syrian crisis.

Alarm bells started beating

Some say that the union began beating in all meetings of the alarm to warn of the consequences of this issue, expressing his conviction that broadside direction of the government to encourage foreign investment, simplify licensing procedures, as one of the solutions to find some kind of balance between supply and demand in the equation work.

The Union considered that the best solution lies in expanding the productive sectors vertically and horizontally, in particular in the administration of strategic projects and industry labor-intensive, with forecast published by some websites to lay off 50 thousand Syrian workers during the last period of the Gulf alone, economists say that the government put Plan to accommodate developments in the labor market in terms of inflation and unemployment which would double the impact of the economic crisis that can afflict the country following the Arab economic sanctions and unfair targeting the Syrian citizen and a living and not as they claim the regime in Syria.

Also called in some circles of economic and media should be developed a comprehensive strategic plan not only to confront a crisis that must be included in the framework of the dismantling of several crises, the most important labor force, estimated at some 5 million workers, those working in the public sector about 1.35 million, but also to the overall crisis of recession and unemployment through a strategy of the labor force and about the impact of the return of workers abroad exacerbate the unemployment situation.

And approved an official of the Federation of Trade Unions refused to be named the inevitability of the high proportion of the unemployed, but he wished not to be rising significantly, a reminder that the official estimates of unemployment (8%) remains lower than the true figure, and to accommodate the quarter of a million new people entering the job market every year requires high rates of development, and implementation of large projects.

According to this official, the State noted in its budget for the current year to provide large numbers of jobs, there may be more scope for the contribution of workers belonging to provide job opportunities for themselves and others, by virtue of what Ciozvonh savings collected, which means the possibility of converting negative demobilization and the return of labor to the point of positive .

No official statistics

Through one economic researchers believed that there was no exaggeration, either in estimating the laid-off hundreds of thousands, or warning of the consequences of this situation, unlikely to survive Syria "as a country has a surplus labor" from falling including hit large economies in Europe, America and China, particularly hand, high rates of unemployment to more than 20%. The researcher acknowledged the economic impossibility of the existence of actual figures of the Syrian labor abroad, because most of them work individually not regulated by formal agreements and controls, indicating that not all of it and returned to his home.

Since more than ten years to the day did not have any accurate statistics or estimates on the size of Syrian workers abroad, nor any information on the qualifications and the nature of the tasks and actions that you make, even if remittances do not appear clearly to the public only in the last few years.

If the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs are responsible, first, that the uncertainty surrounding the economic file important of the state, many others share with liability depending on the function starting from Syrian embassies abroad and access to the banking system, and perhaps try the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs organized database of employees countries in the Persian Gulf and it Osafarth of incomplete results indicate the nature and responsibility of each hand!.

And provision of statistical data and information is not a luxury statistically significant can be implemented and that's it, is an essential step should be based upon other steps are more important such as coordination with the countries of destination to preserve the rights of Syrian workers and address their problems and defend them, and then begin the process of expanding markets for these countries to receive more Syrian workers like what they do many of the countries that crowd our workforce.

Funds lost

Despite the economic importance posed by this file and financial returns with its huge per year, but he continued to file delayed for years under the arguments relating to all the non-availability of data and key information such as the number of workers and levels of cultural, educational and employment which they occupy, that alerted the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour to the need to create such a This rule of data.

Estimated the International Organization for Migration remittances Syrian migrants to Syria less than a billion dollars just a year, which contributes about 2% of GDP, while showing a report by the World Bank, remittances Syrian expatriates around the world into their home, and reached to 800 million dollars per year. Which accounts for 2.3% of GDP in Syria.

However, the government estimates the Syrian estimated size of the flows more than that, it refers to about $ 2 billion, the fact that the largest proportion of these transfers are not done by banks and financial channels traditional, and the World Bank estimates and estimates of the Syrian government, there is a difference of one billion dollars, However this difference was about the size of transfers, it will be difficult to estimate the size of damage to the emigrants. And thus the extent of the impact on the Syrian economy, which benefits from remittances, which have a direct impact also in the more revenue the popular classes and the fragility of the poorest ..

Accounts for stakeholders

On the other hand told the Syrians returning from the UAE stories of many of what Ainoh and heard in the field of "Tfnich" Syrian workers, and revealed them in conversations that they began to feel the pinch of the acute crisis when I started their company in Tejeaarham between the leaves of mandatory open, or reduce the salary, or demobilization final, a things fine they passed in their own words.

The assistant engineer Jamil Ibrahim from his personal experience, explaining that his company tended to give leave open for Syrian workers to provide them with a free plane ticket in one direction, indicating that the issue is not merely a "Tsriha polite."

And tried Ibrahim zoom it was in fact demobilization, saying he had to have in a site thousand workers were "Achtsarhm" to 50 workers between the overnight, and when we asked him about the likelihood that these will be casual laborers are not to ensure that the company strongly denied this.

As Eng Samir Zein Group in the UAE branch of a major real estate in Damascus, they recently Jerh between leaving work altogether, or accept a salary cut by 50%.

Official data

Confirm the data sent from the Syrian Embassy in Abu Dhabi that the approximate number of Syrians living in the UAE is about (140 249) a citizen of them (32 117) a citizen registered with the mission in Abu Dhabi and (42 581), a citizen registered with the Syrian consulate in Dubai (the numbers mentioned above do not include members of their families with them from the non-working).

Occupies the Emirate of Dubai ranked first in terms of the number of Syrians a modest increase from the capital Abu Dhabi, with which some (53.7) A Syrian citizen, while located in Abu Dhabi around (52.8) thousand citizens, to come to the Emirate of Sharjah III by (22.7) thousand citizens, Principality of Fourth, about Ajman (4) of thousands of citizens, and Ras Al Khaimah V b (3.7) thousand, Valvgerh by (2.2) A, and finally about Umm Al (842) Syrian citizen.

And reveal the data in the table approximate the distribution of the percentage of workers that are in Abu Dhabi (2.40%) of employees of employer (contractor dealer investor ... etc.) In Dubai, a figure that rises to about (4.54%), while workers in the service businesses of the owners of university degree (engineer, doctor, pharmacist, etc. ..) in Abu Dhabi they account for about (19.50%) and Dubai (18.26%), and workers in business services from vendors, drivers ... etc, these accounted for in the capital (56.89% and 61.16% ) in Dubai, forming the largest proportion, and finally for those engaged in productive work of construction workers, craftsmen, etc. ..., the ratio of (21.21%) in Abu Dhabi and (16.13%) in Dubai.

And add that data to the profession of agent is the first in terms of the number of Syrian citizens who are working in Qatar, as the number registered at the embassy this profession (4169) national and (9) of thousands of citizen estimates of the number of non-registered, and then came the profession of representative (Public Relations Sales ) (1318) citizens registered and (1500) are not registered, profession employee (bank's) (710) citizens registered users (500) is registered, the lowest occupations are the profession of university professor and the number registered at the embassy and employees to those three citizens and (8) citizens are not registered, and a career artist (5) citizens and registered the same number of non-registered.

The latest data received by the Department of Labor concerning employment Syrian in the Sultanate of Oman, where the information indicates that the number of Syrian workers registered with the Syrian Embassy, ​​about (800) citizen (without their families and accompanying non-working) with the estimates of workers and non-registered around (3500) a citizen.

With regard to the assessment percentage distribution of workers, he said the data that business owners make up (20%), and workers of a university degree (engineer, doctor, pharmacist, economic ... etc.) account for (30%), Valmstglun in service businesses ( 20%) and in production occupations (30%).

Conventions neglected

The Ministry of Social Affairs Syria signed an agreement with the UAE side to regulate the recruitment and use of Syrian workers in the UAE, the agreement aims to organize and to bring Syrian workers in the UAE, in addition to providing legislation that regulates and protects the legal employment in both countries.

The number of Syrian workers in the UAE, according to official estimates, about 100 thousand people, 60 percent of them skilled workers in various economic sectors.

Some argue that the real problem is that the Syrian workers in the Gulf countries do not have many rights as labor and immigration laws, and this makes it easy for companies to demobilization, and that those laws are imposed on expatriates who lose their jobs find new employment within a month or leave the country.

Complained a number of Syrian expatriates in the Gulf States rising cost of living without work, with an annual rental costs about 15 thousand U.S. dollars for an apartment, furnished, and between 30 thousand and 70 thousand dollars to three-bedroom villa, according to quality, location and facilities.

Views of specialists

The Syrian government fears that an increase in the return of large numbers of migrants could raise the unemployment rate to 20 percent, according to economic researcher, Dr. Qadri Jamil.

Jamil says: "The return of large numbers of workers who lose their jobs as a result of the positions of the Arab countries, especially those with skills will increase the burden on the Syrian economy, and the Syrian government will have a new issue need to be addressed urgently."

The researcher says economist Samir Muhammad, "It is not fair to expect for those returning workers to find jobs immediately."

He adds, "There is a rise in unemployment in Syria even before the current crisis, and there are people searching for work for several months, but for several years."

On the other hand, confirms the director of a private bank in Damascus that he "received hundreds of requests for employment of expatriate Syrians previously worked in the financial sector abroad and adds," I think it might be useful to Syria in the long run the return of such a large number of skilled workers to their homes, but in Currently, there is simply enough job opportunities for those with skills and qualifications. "

Laid off from work or no work

Underscoring the engineer lost his job recently with a leading construction company in Dubai that he believed that the chance of finding work when he returned to the city of Aleppo will be very small.

He adds, "I am here to settle some financial matters and must then return to Syria, and I hope if I have some time to look for a job here, because I know that finding a job in Syria would be almost impossible, despite all the reassuring statements from officials."

The engineer adds not only the impact of this crisis on Syrian workers abroad but extends extends to workers in the private sector at home, I heard one of the media talk that large numbers of Syrian workers in the private sector lost their jobs during this period. The Syrian industrialists revealed that more than 500 small industrial facility in the cities of Damascus and Aleppo, closed its doors because of vulnerability to economic sanctions, European, and Arab sanctions Here's to come What will we do now.

Unofficial statistics

Can not know the real number of the Syrians, who will return from the Gulf countries, the World Bank reports show that Gulf companies laid off more than 45 thousand jobs, with the end of the year will reach the number to 120 thousand, as would the number 300 thousand jobs if they have taken the Gulf States to the implementation of threat to Syrian workers.

The statistics indicate informal access to about 200 thousand arrivals to the labor market every year in Syria, while the labor market attracts about 50 thousand workers each year, or 150 thousand unemployed are added annually to the unemployed. The biggest problem is that many of these unemployed are new graduates, who do not have the skills they really need the labor market, while employers complain of work from a shortage of these skills, most notably the English, and modern techniques, a weak point in many of the graduates of Syrian universities.

Workers returning from the Gulf

Most Syrians working in the Gulf represent a high level of skills, where they moved from the middle level in Syria to the high level and skilled in these countries, primarily because the ability of Syrian workers to adapt to the conditions and international labor standards applicable in these economies, both in terms of the administrative productivity, as mastering the conditions of work "despite the cruelty often" experience of expatriate Syrians, and they have at the same time experience and working methods of the new and additional.

From here can be divided labor returning from the Gulf into two main, educated workers are eligible, such as "engineers, accountants, consultants, executives," and labor is educated qualified as "drivers, construction workers, and observers of the workers," but that in both cases will suffer employment attributable the income gap between what they get abroad, and what you would get in Syria,
The Gulf hub for employment, the Syrian and Syrian experts estimate there are more than a million Syrians in the Gulf States, while the number of Syrian workers in the UAE alone, about 150 thousand workers, mostly skilled and specialized.

For the Syrians in Qatar, the data that have reached the Ministry of Labour says that the approximate number of members of the community is estimated at (30) thousand citizens, and the number of citizens registered at the embassy computer a (9888) them (9573) over the age of (18) years and (315) under the that, and distributors as academic degrees as follows: Doctor of Philosophy (3), degree (1157), Institute for the average (753), secondary (1841), PREP (1376), and primary (2156).

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لا يوجد آلية حتى الآن للبدء بتنفيذ العقوبات.. رجال الأعمال العرب سيجدون وسائلهم للتعامل مع مصالحهم في سورية
There is no mechanism yet to start implementing the sanctions .. Arab businessmen will find their methods to deal with interests in Syria
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Friday 02/12/2011
14:19:12