Termed emirates because they are ruled by emirs, they are Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras

al-Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al-Quwain Economy The bilateral trade is li!ely to e"ceed US# $%b durin& '%(%-'%(( with a trade de)icit o) #*b+ UAE was the )i)th lar&est im,ort source o) crude oil )or -ndia in '%%.-(% with an im,ort o) ((+/% 00T crude oil+/th lar&est oil reser1es UAE is the tenth bi&&est in1estor in -ndia in terms o) FD-+ UAE2s in1estments in -ndia are concentrated mainly in )i1e sectors Ener&y 3(.+(456 Ser1ices 3.+7456 8ro&rammin& 39+:456 ;onstruction 3/+:456 and Tourism and <otels 3$+/45+ The annual remittances made by the lar&e -ndian community in UAE amount to o1er #$ billion De)ence 0oU on De)ence ;oo,eration in =une '%%7 and settin& u, o) =oint De)ence ;oo,eration ;ommittee 3=D;;5 8otential areas o) bilateral coo,eration in the de)ence )ield are ,roduction and de1elo,ment o) de)ence e>ui,ment6 =oint e"ercises o) armed )orces, ,articularly na1al e"ercises6 sharin& o) in)ormation on strate&y and doctrines6 technical coo,eration Dias,ora UAE is home to more than (+9$ million -ndian e",atriate community, bein& the lar&est e",atriate community in the UAE+ ($-'% ,er cent o) the community is made u, o) ,ro)essionally >uali)ied ,ersonnel, '% ,er cent belon& to the white collar non,ro)essionals 3clerical sta)), sho, assistants, sales men, accountants, etc5 and rest 3about /$45 belon&s to the blue-collar wor!ers+ There is also a si&ni)icant business community )rom -ndia+ ?ow wa&es, delayed salary ,ayments, isolation, human tra))ic!in&, combined with a lac! o) !nowled&e o) the laws under which they can see! redress ha1e, only too o)ten, turned the dreams o) -ndian blue collar wor!ers li1in& abroad into a ni&htmare+Emiritisation o) wor!)orce ,ro& to ha1e local citi@ens )orm *%4 o) wor!)orce by '%($ ha1e reduced o,,ortunities + There is -ndian ;ommunity Ael)are Fund 3-;AF5 )or ,ro1idin& )ood, shelter, ,assa&e e",enses etc to destitute wor!ersBhousemaids in distress+ The -ndian Aor!ers Resource ;entre 3-AR;5, with a '*-hour hel,line, was inau&urated in Dubai by <on2ble 8resident o) -ndia, durin& her State Cisit in

Do1ember '%(%+A ,ilot ,roject, a )ree, wal!-in resource centre ,ro1idin& -ndian wor!ers, es,ecially semi-s!illed and uns!illed labourers, direct access to wel)are and le&al ser1ices in the United Arab Emirates, located in Dubai UAE2s 0inistry o) ?abour and our 0inistry o) E1erseas -ndian A))airs are wor!in& closely to e1ol1e a new arran&ement that would ma!e the system o) recruitment and contractin& more trans,arent+ A memorandum o) understandin& 30oU5 on man,ower which will )acilitate -ndians wor!ers who are headed to the Ful) country+ The re1ised 0oU deals with issues li!e )acilitation o) recruitment o) -ndian man,ower )or wor!in& in the UAE, res,onsibilities o) the em,loyers and wor!ers, &eneration o) em,loyment o,,ortunity, and ,rotection o) wor!ers under the labour laws o) the host country+ others cultural a&reement