Beggar in Dubai Can Earn Rp 1 Billion Revenue

It is common knowledge that Dubai is a city that provides excellent welfare for its inhabitants. Those who work in this city can earn a lucrative salary, including among them beggars.

Believe it or not, being a beggar in Dubai is now a lucrative profession. Many people deliberately come to the United Arab Emirates by using tourist visas for three months. Afterwards, they do not hesitate to run the profession as a beggar and ask to ask on the street.

Why is that?

Apparently, beggars in Dubai or often referred to as "professional beggars" can earn income of US $ 73,500 or Rp 1.05 billion per month. This amount of money is greater than the average monthly salary.

Reports of the emergence of professional beggars in Dubai who have taken advantage of the pity of the people on the streets have been rife since three years ago. Unfortunately, although the police have tried to quell their existence, this beggar is still wandering.

News of a beggar in Dubai who can earn large sums of money makes many people want to try it. Some sources report that there are now Arab and Asian gangs taking beggars to Dubai legally and then taking most of their income.

Working as beggars or beggars in Dubai is illegal. But those who work in this field do have their own way to snatch and beg from the victims.

Professional beggars are usually directly targeting Dubai residents who look rich. They then approach and tell a story that invites empathy.

The difference is, if beggars usually only ask for small money, beggars in Dubai can actually ask for a fantastic amount of mercy. A beggar can even pocket US $ 270 or Rp 3.8 million from one person after hearing his story. Dubai residents who give this money are usually deliberately giving out of pity.

"They convinced people with stories to attract sympathy, I used to give money to people like that at first, and then I realized that this has become a phenomenon and ignores their story," Nawal Al Naqbi, a resident of Dubai,

Best year

Local governments have been campaigning all year long against these professional beggars, especially after they discover the facts about how much money they can get from the wealthy in Dubai.

"Through our calculations we found that the beggars earned an average of almost Dh 9,000 or Rp 35 million per day, but we believe that more money is collected on Friday, especially if they stand in front of the mosque," said Head of Markets Section in Dubai, Faisal Al Badiawi.

"Some beggars brought passports issued on business or tourist visas, and in search we found that most beggars had entered the country legally on a three-month visa and collected as much money as they could here," Al Badiawi .

The year 2017 is a very good year for professional beggars who operate in Dubai. This is because the UAE President declares 2017 the Year of grant. Authorities also launched a number of initiatives to help disadvantaged people in both the Arab Emirates and abroad.

But it is actually used a lot with no responsibility. A total of 65 professional beggars were arrested right in the first days of Ramadan, last year, along with gang members operating behind the scenes. The police also asked the public to call the hotline whenever they saw the wandering beggars.