ABSTRACT
Demographic trends have a decisive influence on a country's economic, labour and population policies, and migration is a key social policy intervention that allows governments to control and regulate the volume and nature of its demographic. The Kerala-Saudi Arabia migration corridor is a product of unique geopolitical, economic, sociological, and religious dimensions that have historically linked both places together. With the stricter enforcement of Nitaqat law from July 2013, emigrants without appropriate emigration documents will have to leave Saudi Arabia. The sharp contrast between Saudi Arabia and Kerala in terms of education and other human resources is also an important factor in the tightening of the labour market in Saudi Arabia. One of the defining characteristics of contemporary Arab societies is the large and expanding youth population. The number of emigrants from other states across India is increasing faster than from Kerala. It is indicated by the number of Emigration Check Required (ECR) passports issued in various states in India.
