Social inequality in UAE Prepared by Boris Tsaturyan & Nikita Bashkirtsev

Facts & Figures climate : Arid Desert, cooler in the eastern mountains. (Winter: warm & sunny / Summer: hot and humid) Natural Resources : Oil and Gas Population : 8.19 million, 16.5 % Nationals (est The National Bureau of Statistics, UAE) Capital : Abu Dhabi Largest City : Dubai Exchange Rate : 1 USD = AED 3.67 (Pegged to the US Dollar)

Population 66,6% - males 33,3% - females

Labour force

Job Title Monthly salary in AED ( ) Accountant3000 – 20,000 Airline Pilot (Captain)30,000 – 50,000 Business Development Manager 10,000 – 35,000 Bar Manager5000 – Cabin Crew7000 – 14,000 Driver (Indian school)1500 – 2500 Financial Director50,000 – 70,000 Engineer (civil)10000 – 25,000 Engineer (mechanical)10,000 – 25,000 Engineer (software)10,000 – 20,833 Executive Assistant15,000 – 25,000 Interior Designer17,000 – 65,000 Kindergarten Supervisor (western) 12,000 – 20,000 Labourer600 – 1,500 Maid, Nanny700 – 3000 Marketing Manager11,000 – 34,000 Nursery School Teacher1000 – 10,000 Office Manager8000 – 16,000 Operations Manager13, ,500 Personal Assistant2000 – Project Manager12,000 – 75,000 Project Architect20,000 – 30,000 Research Assistant8000 – 12,000 Commercial sales5000 – 25,000 Sales Assistant in shops1500 – 2500 School Principal (Indian schools) 7,000 – 12,000 School Principal (International school) 25,000 – 45,000 Emirati Government School Teacher 24,000 – 34,000 University Teacher5,000 – 30,000 Government, Defence Dh.54,000-80,000

Review. Inequality. About 10 percent of the population fall under the lowest household income group another 10 percent under the highest income group. The concentration of wealth is so drastic that less than 0.2 percent of the population controls 90 percent of the wealth. Income and other economic inequalities are a distinct feature of the UAE socio-economic system, and they often overlap with ethnic origins or other divisions in the countrys population. About 10 percent of the population fall under the lowest household income group another 10 percent under the highest income group. The concentration of wealth is so drastic that less than 0.2 percent of the population controls 90 percent of the wealth. Income and other economic inequalities are a distinct feature of the UAE socio-economic system, and they often overlap with ethnic origins or other divisions in the countrys population.

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