Cross Cultural Challenges of Tamil Expatriate Workforce In UAE

Abstract

This study will conduct to analyze the Cross-Cultural Challenges of the Tamil Expatriates Workforce in United Arab Emirates (UAE). Expatriates are a person temporarily or permanently residing in a country other than that of their citizen. The main reason for crossing geographical boundaries is to earn money to solve their family problem, poverty, some are because they got good opportunities and also for economic integration. Crossing geographical boundaries by the individuals gives the birth of multiculturalism, where employees from more than one country are working together. It may true that employees are working normally a lot tougher than working in a home-town. Becoming (or being) an expatriate (ex-pat) is as exciting as it is frightening. Life in a new place can bring all kinds of new things. newlineCulture is the characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people, defined by everything from language, environment, religion, cuisine, social habits, music, and arts. Cross-cultural deals with the comparison between two or more different cultures. From new food and drinks to new habits and rituals. But you can also encounter ex-pat problems. newlineOf the 4 million migrants, 1 million are from Kerala and 450,000 from Tamil Nadu, form the majority in Indian community living in UAE. About 85 % of Dubai s population consists of foreign migrants, a majority of whom are from India. Indians constitute 42 % of the total UAE population. A majority of Indians in the UAE (approximately 50 % - newline883,313) are from the South Indian state of Kerala, followed by migrants from Tamil Nadu. Naturalization and citizenship are harder than in some other countries and even if you are a citizen, your nationality can be taken away for a variety of reasons. A vast majority of Indian migrants are on employment-based visas, while others are on business or trade visas. Some are also on spouse visas. newline newline