Today is 1st May, also traditionally celebrated as Labor Day and has long been a symbol of workers' rights and the achievements of the labor movement. However, in today's rapidly evolving work landscape, characterized by a shift towards knowledge-based professions and remote work culture, I find it to be an anachronistic, a relic of an industrial past which we have left behind at least 30 years ago. The traditional concept of "labor" as associated with manual work on assembly lines is increasingly outdated in today's economy. A significant portion of the workforce now comprises knowledge workers, whose value lies not in the hours they put in, but in the expertise and unique skills they bring to their roles. Unlike interchangeable factory workers, professionals are irreplaceable assets, requiring specialized recruitment strategies to attract and retain top talent [1]. In fact, the term "knowledge worker " may no longer accurately capture the essence of t
Image Credit: YouTube grab of Futuristic Inter-galactic spaceport terminal from Men In Black International I am right now at the Dubai airport watching the eclectic mix of humanity - travellers, visitors and residents - at this ‘meeting point of civilizations and races’ that Dubai has now become. In the last 10 years, Dubai has transformed from an Oil rich destination where people would come to earn bags of money (even if they had to live destitute), to a bustling metropolis where people come to enjoy a good life. Not only has lifestyle transformed in Dubai for the better, but its population has burgeoned from a mere 62000 in 1970 to 3.05 million in 2024 with immigrants powering almost the entire rise in numbers. Notably, Emiratis currently constitute 7 odd percentage of the total population, and in the next 10 years Dubai is planning to double its population plunging the percentage of natives to 3 and half percent only! However, immigrants are not allowed to gain citizenship of the