Will recent events in the Middle East Affect Remittance Flows to South Asia?
For countries with substantial numbers of workers in the Middle East, recent events have not only raised concerns for the repatriation and welfare of their citizens, but have also raised fears of a...
View ArticleWill Possible Labor Policies by Gulf Countries Affect Remittances to South...
My entry last week gave a quick profile of the South Asian overseas workers and discussed the crucial role of remittances received from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries (Saudi Arabia, the...
View ArticleKafala neither guarantees nor cares: guest workers in the Gulf
Guest workers have played an integral role in the Gulf since the 1970s where the demographic changes accompanying these labor flows occurred at an extraordinarily rapid pace. The region’s aggregate...
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