Domestic Labor in the Gulf Countries

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ID5897772
AuthorsY Jarallah (0000-0002-7092-1150, Birzeit University, corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume7
Issue1
Pages3-15
Publication date2009-03-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1556-2948 • E-ISSN: 1556-2956
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15562940802687132
OpenAlexW2016722450
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited6

This article looks at domestic labor migration to the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council.Footnote 1 It reflects a feminization of the occupation and the domination of Asian migrant women in this sector. The article argues that despite the high demand for Asian domestic workers and the increasing dependence on them in the Gulf countries for many years, they are still perceived as ‘others’, excluded from labor laws and thus rendered more susceptible to exploitation and various abuses. Efforts made by both the sending (Asia) and receiving countries (Gulf countries) towards adopting national laws and policies that protect domestic Asian migrant's rights are reviewed. The article will end by giving brief recommendations to minimize the suffering of those migrants. KEYWORDS: Domestic workersGulf countriesAsiamigrantshuman rightsinternational migration Notes The Gulf Cooperation Council includes the Arab States of the Persian Gulf: Kingdom of Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, Sultanate of Oman, Emirates of Kuwait and Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a federation of seven emirates: Abu Dhabi, ‘Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Sharjah, Dubai, Ra's al Khaymah and Um al Qaywayn

Political science · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Urban and Rural Development Challenges

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