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Labour Migration to the Gulf and India’s Emigration Governance: Expanding Bounds of Protection

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  • V. J. Varghese

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This article shows how migration from India to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries has been the primary determinant in constituting India’s regulative infrastructures that govern its transnational migrations. The article identifies three moments in the history of India–Gulf connection through migration since the 1970s to suggest that the Indian state regulations on the emigrant workers evolved over time progressively in response to specific challenges offered by the labour flows to the Gulf than migrations to other destinations. It suggests that the temporal controls in a sending country are outcomes of complex mediations involving diverse players and conditions and are in a constant state of becoming.

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  • V. J. Varghese, 2025. "Labour Migration to the Gulf and India’s Emigration Governance: Expanding Bounds of Protection," Millennial Asia, , vol. 16(2), pages 292-310, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:millen:v:16:y:2025:i:2:p:292-310
    DOI: 10.1177/09763996231177584
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