The UAE has recorded a 53% increase in work permits in 2021, according to the country’s Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation.
The ministry had issued 1.5 million work permits for the private sector in 2021, which is a 53 per cent increase compared to 2020.
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The ministry said the significant increase reflects the UAE’s effective strategies and plans to boost the economy and increase the competitiveness of the workplace even amid the COVID-19 outbreak last year.
It added that the year 2021 marked a year of economic recovery as the UAE continued to launch initiatives and measures to support employers and workers.
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According to the ministry’s figures revealed that about 402,000 work permits were issued during the first quarter of 2021, a six per cent increase from the same period in 2020 that saw around 379,000 permits being issued.
The second quarter of 2021 witnessed a 290 per cent increase from the same period in 2020 by issuing 423,000 permits compared to 108,000 permits being issued during the same period in 2020 while the ministry issued about 320,000 permits during the third quarter of 2021, a 46 per cent increase compared to 2020, when around 219,000 permits were issued.
