Abstract
Migration movement in the GCC countries increased tremendously after the oil-led development boost. The large number of labor migrants in the GCC countries demanded effective health policies for the migrants. However academic research has provided a shabby picture of the living conditions of the migrant workers, specifically the ‘blue collar’ and the female workers. They also ignored the need for migrant-sensitive health policies and their effectiveness on female migrants. In this context, the present paper aims to provide a comprehensive picture of the migrant-sensitive health policies in the GCC Countries with a special focus on the pro-female migrant health policies. It discusses the need to have effective women-sensitive health policies as female migrant workers undergo more health vulnerabilities than other problems related to migration.
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