Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC )

Subject: IR

Context:

Kuwait is planning to reduce the share of foreigners in the country’s population thereby benefitting locals in employment.

Concept:

• Around 8 million Indians work in the GCC countries.
• Of them, around 2.1 million of them are from Kerala.
• Other major contributors to the Indian expatriate communities in GCC countries are Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, West Bengal, Punjab and Rajasthan.

GCC

• The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is a political and economic alliance of six countries in the Arabian Peninsula: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
• Established in 1981, the GCC promotes economic, security, cultural and social cooperation between the six states and holds a summit every year to discuss cooperation and regional affairs.