It was probably the most extreme solution yet regarding the challenge of encouraging more Emiratis to enter the private sector. At the 8th Emiratisation Congress last week, Essa Al Mulla, the executive director of the Emirates National Development Program, called on the Government to stop recruiting nationals to the public sector for at least three years.
There was no better place to raise the much-debated public versus private sector conundrum that seems to have haunted the UAE employment market for as long as anyone can remember. But this Emiratisation conference was a little different, and a little bolder.
Mr Al Mulla's statement was the most talked about issue for several days. It does make you wonder: have things got that bad with regards to private-sector employment of Emiratis? Considering that the Development Program's only mandate is to increase the number of Emiratis in the private sector, Mr Al Mulla's opinion should be a reliable indicator about progress so far. By the looks of things, we are at rock bottom.
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