ABSTRACT
This book explores issues of rights, issues, and challenges faced by Indian migrant workers in the GCC countries. It focuses on the struggle of migrants in the state of origin and destination states and how the process of migration shapes the identity and existence of migrant workers. The essays in the volume focus on policy, rights, issues, and challenges faced by migrants as well as the long-term challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
With contributions from academics and policymakers, this book will be of interest to scholars and researchers of migration and diaspora studies, public policy, and South Asian Studies.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|68 pages
Sociocultural Appraisal of Gulf Migration
chapter 3|14 pages
Nature, Process, and Consequences of Migration
chapter 4|12 pages
Emigration and Changing Lifestyles among Skilled Indian Professionals in the Gulf Region
chapter 5|10 pages
Expatriate Organizations and Social Capital
part II|68 pages
Economic Implications of Gulf Migration
part III|54 pages
Gulf Migration
chapter 11|12 pages
Migration from Punjab to the Gulf Countries
chapter 12|11 pages
Mobility on the Margins
chapter 15|9 pages
Migration in Kerala
part IV|44 pages
Gulf Migration