Download This PaperMigrant Labor in the Gulf Summary Report
CIRS Summary Report
35 Pages Posted: 20 Sep 2016 Last revised: 14 Dec 2016
Date Written: 2011
Abstract
This Migrant Labor in the Gulf Summary Report details the research findings that were presented by the Migrant Labor in the Gulf working group participants during their meetings in Doha, Qatar. CIRS launched the initiative in 2008 and held a total of three meetings. The working group is composed of experts in the field of migrant labor who hail from a variety of academic disciplines, including anthropology, sociology, economics, and political science. The working group is also composed of the CIRS research grant recipients: Andrew Gardner from the University of Puget Sound, Arland Thornton, Mansoor Moaddel, Dirgha Ghimirie, Linda Young-DeMarco, and Nathalie Williams from the University of Michigan, Susan Martin from Georgetown University, Mary Breeding from the World Bank, and David Mednicoff from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. The edited volume, titled Migrant Labour in the Persian Gulf is published by Columbia University Press/Hurst in 2012.
Keywords: Migrant Workforce, Migrant Labor, Gulf Cooperation Council, Migration,
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Caroline Osella
University of London - School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) ( email )
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Kasim Randeree
University of Oxford, Said Business School ( email )
University of Oxford, Said Business School
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United Kingdom