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.

chapter |12 pages

Introduction

part I|68 pages

Sociocultural Appraisal of Gulf Migration

chapter 1|13 pages

Indian Diaspora in the Gulf

Impact and Advantages

chapter 3|14 pages

Nature, Process, and Consequences of Migration

A Case Study of Migration from India to the Gulf

chapter 5|10 pages

Expatriate Organizations and Social Capital

The Case of Kerala Muslim Cultural Centre

part II|68 pages

Economic Implications of Gulf Migration

chapter 6|11 pages

India–GCC Countries Connection

Trends, Prospective, and Opportunities

chapter 7|11 pages

Gulf Migration, Remittances, and Development

The Indian Experience

chapter 10|14 pages

The COVID-19 Crisis and Migration

Impact on the Kerala Economy

part III|54 pages

Gulf Migration

chapter 11|12 pages

Migration from Punjab to the Gulf Countries

Punjabi Migrants and Social Change in Left-Behind Families

chapter 12|11 pages

Mobility on the Margins

The Experience of Migration and Development in Kerala, India 1

chapter 15|9 pages

Migration in Kerala

Prospects and Challenges with Special Reference to Return Migration

part IV|44 pages

Gulf Migration

chapter 17|14 pages

Studies on Indian Migration to the Gulf Countries

A Review of Current Indian Literature

chapter 18|10 pages

Indian “Guest Workers” in the Gulf

Discussing Deepak Unnikrishnan's Temporary People