“The UAE has become a model of transparency of information and security of the terms of employment.”
Following enhanced skilling and new government-to-government agreements the migration process of Indian workers to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries is poised to enter into a new era, India’s top diplomat dealing with the Middle Eastern Gulf countries said.
He called it a “new era is on the horizon” in migration and mobility of Indians to and within the GCC.
Sanjay Bhattacharyya, Secretary in charge of the Gulf Overseas Indians and Consular Affairs in the Ministry of External Affairs, was speaking at ‘LEADS 2021, Reimagine the World’, a two-day global event in Delhi.
At the second edition of LEADS, the participants were global leaders from Asia, Europe, Africa, CIS, Americas & the Pacific. They deliberated on how the tenets of ‘Leadership, economic excellence, and adaptability to change’ can be built on pillars of diversity and sustainability. The event concluded on September 15, 2021.
“The UAE has become a model of transparency of information and security of the terms of employment,” he said.
He said the outlook for certain skills, especially in health, logistics, information technology and new industries is better due to ongoing information revolution worldwide and demand for certain skills in certain locations.
“Moreover, high-tech and data services saw a boom, helping them rise up the value chain. Stakeholder consultations were enhanced for agility and efficiency to provide the right person at the right time to the right place,” he said.
“The migration ecosystem of the future will be dynamic and we will have to coordinate policies with the Gulf region and new destinations.”
— Bhattacharyya
He said, after a lull of migration of manpower due to the new normal situation imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic, a dynamic phase of mobility would emerge. For a large number of companies in the Gulf, Indian workers remained a preferred choice and Indians also found GCC a “comfortable terrain.”
“The migration ecosystem of the future will be dynamic and we will have to coordinate policies with the Gulf region and new destinations,” Bhattacharyya said.
His remarks assume significance in the wake of a new emigration bill, which is soon to be debated in the Indian parliament. “It will provide a simplified structure for transparent and dynamic interplay of all stakeholders,” he said.
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