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The GCC cooperates on issues related to economy and politics, and the subject of migrant workers constitutes a substantial part of the council's collaboration. [3] All of the GCC countries are dependent on migrant labor to bolster and stimulate economic growth and development, [ 4 ] as the GCC countries possess an abundance of capital while the ...
Countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have the highest population of Pakistani prisoners. [5] 2,224 Indians are in jails in Saudi Arabia and 1,606 in the United Arab Emirates. [6] In May 2020, 1000 Bangladeshi labourers who were in prisons and detention camps in the Middle East were allowed to go home.
The "Gulf Boom" refers to the mass migration of a large number of people from the Indian state of Kerala to the GCC states from 1972 to 1983. [5] Largely consisting of the migration of Malayalis, the dominant indigenous ethnic group in Kerala, the movement of many migrant workers from Kerala to the GCC states continues to the present day, although in smaller numbers after the 2008 ...
Most of immigrants reside in Dubai and the capital, Abu Dhabi. [3] The UAE is home to over 200 nationalities. [4] Indians and Pakistanis form the largest expatriate groups in the country, constituting 28% [5] and 12% of the total population respectively. [6] Around 510,000 Westerners live in the United Arab Emirates, making up 5% of its total ...
In 2009, Bahrain was the first country in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to claim to repeal the kafala system. In a public statement, the Labor Minister likened the system to slavery. [6] Changes to the Labour Market Regulatory Law were made in April 2009 and implemented starting 1 August 2009. Under the new law, migrants are sponsored by ...
On 1 September 2022, a decree was announced allowing residents of GCC countries to apply for Saudi e-Visas online and residents of the United States, United Kingdom and European Union may apply for a visa on arrival. [17] On 6 August 2023, Saudi Arabia announced the expansion of its visitor e-visa scheme to the nationals of eight countries: [18]
The ruling was issued in a “sham marriage” case after an American citizen applied with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to obtain a visa for her noncitizen Palestinian ...
The GCC area is the most popular destination for temporary labour migrants worldwide. [6] The UAE's economy is the largest consumer market in the Middle East and is one of the largest Arab economies, second to Saudi Arabia. Its natural resources made it one of the world’s richest high (high-average income) countries.