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COUNTRY	DESCRIPTION
BahrainBahrain	44% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (July 1998 est.) (1998 est.)
BangladeshBangladesh	extensive export of labor to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Oman, Qatar, and Malaysia; workers' remittances estimated at $1.71 billion in 1998-99 (1998)
BelizeBelize	shortage of skilled labor and all types of technical personnel (1997 est.)
BhutanBhutan	massive lack of skilled labor
BruneiBrunei	temporary residents make up 41% of labor force (1991) (1999 est.)
Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	a large part of the male labor force migrates annually to neighboring countries for seasonal employment (1999)
CubaCuba	state sector 78%, non-state sector 22% (1999) (2000 est.)
HaitiHaiti	shortage of skilled labor, unskilled labor abundant (2001) (1995)
IranIran	shortage of skilled labor (1998)
JordanJordan	in addition, at least 300,000 workers are employed abroad (2001)
KuwaitKuwait	68% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (July 1998 est.) (1998 est.)
LebanonLebanon	in addition, there are as many as 1 million foreign workers (1999 est.) (2001 est.)
NepalNepal	severe lack of skilled labor (1996 est.)
PakistanPakistan	extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and use of child labor (2000)
PanamaPanama	shortage of skilled labor, but an oversupply of unskilled labor (2000 est.)
Saint HelenaSaint Helena	1,200 work offshore (1998 est.)
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	35% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (July 1998 est.)
Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	only about 65,000 wage earners (1985) (1981 est.)
TunisiaTunisia	shortage of skilled labor
TurkeyTurkey	about 1.2 million Turks work abroad (1999)
United Arab EmiratesUAE	73.9% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (July 2002 est.) (2000 est.)

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