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19 Nov 2015

Author:
Migration Policy Centre & Gulf Research Center

Report: Legal Framework of the Sponsorship Systems of the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries

"Legal Framework of the Sponsorship Systems of the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: A Comparative Examination", November 2015

This paper will systematically examine and compare the legal frameworks of the sponsorship systems the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries: Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain,Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The objective is to delineate the established rules and procedures of their legal systems and highlight the similarities and differences between them. This will serve the purpose of creating a more comprehensive and deeper understanding among researchers and advocates alike of the specificity of each case. Studying the degree to which the rules and regulations of each system are implemented in each country is beyond the scope and purpose of this paper. There exists a large body of reports detailing the problems with the sponsorship system and describing its negative impact on the interests and needs of migrants in the Gulf countries...