Full Description
This edited volume contains sixteen chapters by eminent scholars on one of the largest migration corridors in the world i.e., between South and South-East Asia and the Gulf region. Asia's trade and cultural contact with the Gulf date back to ancient historical times. Since the 1970s, the economic rise of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries owing to the discovery of oil has inspired a huge influx of migrant workers from Asia. At present, out of roughly 15 million expatriates in the Gulf region, Asians constitute around 12 million (80 percent). The chapters in this book look at migration from countries like India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Indonesia and Philippines to the different GCC countries. A few chapters also focus on migration from the India state of Kerala- a state where migration to the Gulf is prominent and where remittances make up over 36 percent of the state GDP. Furthermore, the issues covered range from labour practices and policies, citizenshipand state protection, human rights, gender and caste as well as diaspora. This book explores the multifaceted nuances of the 'Asia-Gulf migratory corridor' and unearths future prospects and strategic implications. The book examines remittance behaviour, changing gender roles of immigrants, social-spatial mobility, migrant policies, human rights, sense of belonging and identity and perception, and the interaction between nationals and non-nationals.
The book will be of interest to researchers in the areas of demography, migration and gender studies as well as social science researchers, policy makers, human rights lawyers, civil society institutions working on migration, Gulf studies programmes and centres on South-Asian and Middle-Eastern studies.
Contents
Chapter 1 Asianization in the Gulf: A Fresh Outlook S. Irudaya Rajan & Ginu Zacharia Oommen.- Chapter 2 Labour Migration in the Gulf Co-operation Countries: past, present and future George Naufal & Ismail Genc.- Chapter 3 Understanding Labour Migration Policies in the Gulf Co-operation Countries Zahra R. Babar.- Chapter 4 South Asian Labour Unrests and Non-Citizenry Aspects of Popular Politics in the Gulf M. H. Ilias.- Chapter 5 Contemporary Forms of Slavery, Citizenship and Human Rights of Migrant Workers in the Gulf Co-operation Countries Bijulal M V.- Chapter 6 A Portrait of Low Income Migrants in Contemporary Qatar Andrew Gardner, Silvia Pessoa, Abdoulaye Diop, Kaltham Al-Ghanim, Kien Le Trung & Laura Harkness.- Chapter 7 Determinants of Future Indonesian Labour Migration to the Gulf Graeme Hugo.- Chapter 8 The Rise of the Philippine Emigration State: Protecting Migrant Workers in the Gulf Co-operation Countries Neil G. Ruiz.- Chapter 9 Nitaqat - Saudi Arabia's new Labour Policy: Is It a Rentier Response to Domestic Discontent? Zakir Hussain.- Chapter 10 Bangladeshi fishermen in Oman: Migration as a gamble Marie Percot.- Chapter 11 Labour Migration from Pakistan to the Gulf Countries: An Investigation of Regional Disparities in Outflows of Workers, Remittances and Poverty G. M. Arif, Shujaat Farooq & Nasir Iqbal.- Chapter 12 Labour Migration from Sri Lanka to the Gulf: Current Status and Future Outlook Bilesha Weeraratne.- Chapter 13 Migrant women at the discourse-policy nexus: Indian Domestic Workers in Saudi Arabia S. Irudaya Rajan & Jolin Joseph.- Chapter 14 Gulf Migration, Remittances and Religion: Interplay of faith and prosperity among Syrian Christians in Kerala Ginu Zacharia Oommen.- Chapter 15 Indian Trade Diaspora in the Arabian Peninsula: An Overview Prakash C. Jain.- Chapter 16 The Future of Asian Migration to the Gulf S. Irudaya Rajan Ginu Zacharia Oommen.
