Browsing Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS) by Subject "Saudi Arabia"

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Title:The socio-political background and stakes of ‘Saudizing’ the workforce in Saudi Arabia : the Nitaqat policy Author(s):DE BEL-AIR, FrançoiseDate:2015Type:Technical ReportSeries/Number:GLMM; Explanatory note; 3/2015; Migration Policy CentreAbstract:The paper addresses the historical and institutional background of labour management policies in Saudi Arabia. It envisages it as a long-term, structural impediment to the successful and rapid implementation of Saudization ...
Title:The legal framework of the sponsorship systems of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries : a comparative examination Author(s):ZAHRA, MaysaDate:2015Type:Technical ReportSeries/Number:Migration Policy Centre; GLMM; Explanatory note; 10/2015Abstract:The sponsorship system of the Arab Gulf countries comprises rules and regulations that tie the residence of a migrant worker to his/her sponsor in the country. This paper offers an in-depth examination of the legal framework ...
Title:A note on Syrian refugees in the Gulf : attempting to assess data and policies Author(s):DE BEL-AIR, FrançoiseDate:2015Type:Technical ReportSeries/Number:Migration Policy Centre; GLMM; Explanatory note; 11/2015Abstract:As the migrant crisis escalates at Europe’s borders, the Gulf States have been blamed for having offered “zero resettlement” to Syrian refugees. In response to these statements, some Gulf States claim that they have actually ...
Title:The legal framework of the sponsorship systems of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait : a comparative examination Author(s):ZAHRA, MaysaDate:2014Type:Technical ReportSeries/Number:GLMM; Explanatory note; 7/2014; Migration Policy CentreAbstract:The sponsorship system of the Arab Gulf countries comprises rules and regulations that tie the residence of a migrant worker to his/her sponsor in the country. This paper offers an in-depth examination of the legal framework ...
Title:Demography, migration and labour market in Saudi Arabia Author(s):DE BEL-AIR, FrançoiseDate:2014Type:Technical ReportSeries/Number:GLMM; Explanatory note; 1/2014; Migration Policy CentreAbstract:Saudi Arabia is a prime destination and source of remittances from workers for many countries in Asia and the Arab world. As of mid-2013, expatriates made up 32 percent of the Kingdom's population, most of them coming from ...
Title:Saudi Arabian investor class visas : an overview Author(s):AULAQI, ArwaDate:2014Type:Technical ReportSeries/Number:GLMM; Explanatory note; 6/2014; Migration Policy CentreAbstract:Currently, the Saudi Arabian government, through the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA), offers an investor-class visa to facilitate and encourage foreign investment in the country. However, while many ...
Title:Recent amnesty programmes for irregular migrants in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia : some successes and failures Author(s):SHAH, Nasra M.Date:2014Type:Technical ReportSeries/Number:Migration Policy Centre; GLMM; Explanatory note; 09/2014Abstract:Hardly any research is available on the patterns of irregular migration in the Gulf countries, home to about 23 million migrant workers and their families. The objective of this paper is to briefly document the volume and ...
Title:Arab Gulf States : an assessment of nationalisation policies Author(s):HERTOG, SteffenDate:2014Type:Technical ReportSeries/Number:GLMM; Research Paper; 2014/1; Migration Policy CentreAbstract:Gaps in labour rights and labour prices between nationals and migrant workers are the main causes explaining the low participation of GCC citizens in the region's private labour markets. Past policies of 'Gulfization' have ...
Title:Saudi Arabia's legal framework of migration Author(s):ZAHRA, MaysaDate:2013Type:Technical ReportSeries/Number:GLMM; Explanatory note; 4/2013; Migration Policy CentreAbstract:The following note offers an overview of Saudi Arabia's regulatory framework of migration. It serves as a guide to researchers looking to navigate the system of laws and implementing regulations covering a broad range of ...
Title:Social Movements, Mobilization, and Contestation in the Middle East and North Africa Editor(s):BEININ, Joel; VAIREL, FrédéricDate:2011Citation:Stanford, Stanford University Press, 2011Type:BookAbstract:The Middle East and North Africa have become places that almost everyone "knows" something about. Too frequently written off as culturally defined by Islam, strongly anti-Western, and uniquely susceptible to irrational ...