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dc.contributor.authorDE BEL-AIR, Françoise
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-05T12:06:05Z
dc.date.available2014-09-05T12:06:05Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1814/32431
dc.descriptionGLMM - Gulf Labour Markets and Migration
dc.description.abstractIn 2013, Qatar ranked second worldwide in terms of per capita GDP. This is due to its huge endowment in hydrocarbons and the small size of its national population, the smallest in all GCC countries. Exploiting the resources and channeling them into ambitious development policies required massive imports of foreign labour. The country's total population has quintupled since the mid-1980s; moreover, foreign nationals made an estimated 85.7 per cent of all residents and up to 94.1 per cent of all employed population in 2013. The awarding of the 2022 FIFA World Cup to Qatar in December 2010 turned the spotlight on the country's dilemma regarding the 'number vs. rights trade-off' issue: Qatar has one of the most constraining kafala systems in the region. Paradoxically, however, demographic data also indicate that a growing share of foreigners live with their families, give birth in the country, and intermarry with Qataris. The strict separation between nationals and migrants could thus start slowly eroding.
dc.description.sponsorshipThe GLMM programme is conducted by the Gulf Research Centre (GRC) and the Migration Policy Centre (MPC) and financed by the Open Society Foundations (OSF).
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dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesMigration Policy Centreen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesGLMMen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesExplanatory noteen
dc.relation.ispartofseries8/2014en
dc.relation.urihttp://gulfmigration.eu/
dc.relation.urihttp://www.migrationpolicycentre.eu
dc.relation.urihttp://www.grc.net/
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen
dc.subjectQatar
dc.subjectForeign population
dc.subjectNational population
dc.subjectNationals and foreign labour
dc.subjectMigration policy
dc.subjectStatistics
dc.subjectLabour camp
dc.subjectHuman rights
dc.subjectSponsorship
dc.subjectFamily reunification
dc.subjectSecond generation
dc.titleDemography, migration, and labour market in Qatar
dc.typeTechnical Report
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