Punjabi Diaspora in the Persian Gulf: A Sociological Study of Dalit Emigration (original) (raw)

2012

Abstract

Emigration is the part of Punjabi heritage. From centuries? Punjabis have been emigrating to the different parts of the world; They followed different trends and patterns in different periods to different destinations. But, a totally new dimension was added in the profile of Punjabi emigrants after the oil boom in the Gulf countries. Large numbers of Punjabis youngsters started emigrating as semi-skilled or unskilled workers to the Gulf region to meet the need of huge construction work in this region. This paper examines the emigration of Punjabi dalits to the six member countries (UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar) of the Gulf Corporation Council (GCC) of Gulf region. It throws some light on the process of dalits emigration to the developed and Gulf countries. Attempts have been made to know the number of Punjabis in this region. This paper also highlights the poor living and working conditions of the Dalit emigrants in the host countries by focusing on the proble...

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