Indian Diaspora in the Gulf

Abstract

For Gulf migrants, Covid-19 has had a substantial effect on those who travel to developing countries like India. Kerala is a popular destination for immigrants from India, and the state’s workforce is highly dependent on these laborers. Migrant laborers appear to be working in every area of the Gulf economy because of the high pay and expanding need for physical labor tasks. It also attempts to investigate and analyze the response of the state to the Covid-19 crisis. Kerala’s response to the pandemic has been both imaginative and remarkable. The informal or unorganized sector employs a large number of immigrants in the Gulf. The return migrants, who were previously a vital part of Kerala’s economy, have now been marginalized. Because they are not organized, they are still unable to advocate on their behalf for their rights or better working conditions. It is challenging for Gulf migrants to lead a normal life without the assistance of their extended families or the state after they leave the region. Many of these migratory workers experience similar socio-economic problems after they stopped from the tag of family’s primary breadwinners. Only the social and economic lives of these migrants, who have been abandoned by the government and society and are no longer part of its sociocultural framework, are examined in this research. For the betterment of Gulf workers who return home, the findings of this study will assist shape new regulations (in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Om…