Employment in UAE and Pandemic: Impact of covid on Indian Diaspora

Abstract

Indian migration is a known traditional phenomenon. Since the 1970s upward flow in migration to Gulf nations was recorded that was a direct result of a surge in crude oil price and progress in development activities. With time, processes related to employment and migration, gradually improved. However, the year 2019 with the appearance of Covid, changed the way it goes. Like others, the employment sector of the United Arab Emirates too had been influenced badly. The Pandemic has not only stunted the establishments but the workforce also. The analysis, as entitled, has emphasized the changing face of Overseas employment specific to the United Arab Emirates Region. The aspirants are having a strenuous time in India as well as after joining the establishments. The pre-Pandemic difficulties including the Crude Oil price crash in 2016-17 and the deteriorating economy of India have added more value to the ongoing crisis. Above all the bureaucratic redressal to the grievance has a limited and inappropriate response. In all this mess, the workers are not only vulnerable to the covid but exploitations from other units subsequently. The study highlights the corollary of outbreaks on overseas aspirants covering but not limited to, recruitment cycle, employment opportunities, health care, compensation and benefits, socioeconomic status, and psychological state. Accomplishing the target was made possible with the help of secondary data analysis, available from related books, personal sources, journals, newspapers, websites, government records, etc.