India's Low-Skilled Migration to the Middle East : Policies, Politics and Challenges

This book provides new insights and research studies on how developing countries come to terms with the nationalisation policies of Gulf economies that provide employment for their nationals. Focusing on regions and countries that have traditionally been overlooked, it includes studies on labour migration from Egypt to the Middle East and from the Philippines to Lebanon, migrant experiences and policy prospects in Saudi Arabia and Lebanon, and Indian migration to the Gulf. The book fills a critical gap in migration research by studying migration from various Indian states, such as Tamil Nadu, Telugu-speaking states (Telangana and Andhra Pradesh), Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. It also explores the unexpected phenomenon of demographic windows of economic opportunity (not documented in demographic literature) observed in a few Arab countries due to older migrant expatriates returning to their home country; the impact of international out-migration on intergenerational educational mobility among children in migrant-sending households in Kerala; and forced migration of Kerala Muslims to the Gulf.-- Provided by publisher Front Matter ....Pages i-xviii Migration to the Middle East: Issues and Prospects (S. Irudaya Rajan, Prem Saxena)....Pages 1-27 Demographic Dividend in the Middle East Countries: An Empirical Assessment (Prem Saxena)....Pages 29-52 Egyptian Labour Migration in the Arab Middle East (Ibrahim Awad, Lina Lotayef)....Pages 53-75 Vagaries in the Management of Migrant Domestic Workers from the Philippines: A Case Study from Lebanon (Ray Jureidini)....Pages 77-97 Migration in Saudi Arabia: Present and Prospects (Rshood M. Khraif, Asharaf Abdul Salam, P. S. Nair, Ibrahim Elsegaey)....Pages 99-123 Policies for Protection of Indian Migrant Workers in Middle East (Seema Gaur)....Pages 125-163 Approaching Different Dimensions of Indian Labour Migration to the Gulf (Serhat Yalçın)....Pages 165-187 Kerala Emigrants in the Gulf (S. Irudaya Rajan, K. C. Zachariah)....Pages 189-205 Forced Migration of Muslims from Kerala to Gulf Countries (A. T. Ajmal Khan)....Pages 207-222 Determinants of International Remittance: Evidence from Kerala, India (Anu Abraham)....Pages 223-245 Tamil Nadu Migrants in the Gulf (S. Irudaya Rajan, E. Sownthara Rajan)....Pages 247-273 Telugu Emigrants in the Gulf (Trilok Chandan Goud, Ajaya Kumar Sahoo)....Pages 275-294 Labour Emigration from Rajasthan to Gulf (Jeetendra D. Soni)....Pages 295-317 Emigration from Uttar Pradesh to the Middle East (Mashkoor Ahmad)....Pages 319-338 Indian Women as Nurses and Domestic Workers in the Middle East: A Feminist Perspective (Nilanjana Ray)....Pages 339-354 Emerging Policies in the Gulf and Its Impact on Asia (S. Irudaya Rajan, H. Arokkiaraj)....Pages 355-370