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The labor market situation in Qatar is, as well as in the GCC states, quite different from the situation in European countries. The market is overcrowded by foreign people—workers and talents. Qatar is confronted with this fact and has to decide how to handle it in the future. A good basis is provided by excellent study conditions. But a second key aspect—the motivation of Qataris to find a job in the private sector—leaves much to be desired. They rather rest in the public sector, where the working conditions and the payment are excellent. First approaches to change the situation have made only minor results until now and there is yet no end in sight.
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Gremm, J., Barth, J., Fietkiewicz, K.J., Stock, W.G. (2018). Transition of Graduates into the Labor Market. In: Transitioning Towards a Knowledge Society. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71195-9_11
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