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Refugees can help construction build 

Yemeni engineer Omar Alhuraibi had a career spanning two decades, but struggled to find work in the UK industry

Omar Alhuraibi is an engineer with some 20 years' experience as a construction project manager in the UAE.

He was born in Yemen, a country ravaged by civil war since 2014.

Several years ago, he sought asylum in the UK to rejoin his family, and was successful, but he struggled to have his skills, experience, and qualifications recognised.

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