Upcoming

Nairobi, 10-11 September 2026: 13th GLMM Workshop – Deadline for Applications 26 February 2026

13th GLMM Workshop: Africa-Gulf Migration, Mobility and Trade: Past and Present, Policy and Prospects. Directed by Dr. Faisal Garba and Dr. Linda Oucho

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Riyadh Workshops

Riyadh, 2 December 2025: The Future of Migration to Saudi Arabia and the Gulf: Retaining Foreign Talents and Skills. How do GCC Countries Fare in the Global Competition for Talent?

Presentation of results of the second phase of a research project:

– Highly Skilled Migration to the Gulf States: How Do GCC Countries Fare in the Global Competition for Talent?

Riyadh, 1 and 2 December 2024: Vision 2030 and the Socio-Economic Reform Process: The Future of Labour and Migration in Saudi Arabia

Presentation of results of the first phase of two research projects:

– Vision 2030 and the Socio-Economic Reform Process: The Future of Labour and Migration in Saudi Arabia

– Highly Skilled Migration to the Gulf States: How Do GCC Countries Fare in the Global Competition for Talent?

Organized at GRC Riyadh by the Gulf Labour Markets, Migration, and Population Programme (GLMM) of the Gulf Research Center (GRC) in collaboration with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS).

Gulf Research Meeting (GRM) Workshops

GLMM organizes workshops in the Gulf Research Meeting which is an annual meeting organized by the Gulf Research Center in Cambridge (UK) and has become the most important global meeting where original papers are presented on all major aspects of the Gulf.

2025: “Highly Skilled Migrants and the GCC countries Drivers, Perceptions, Policies, and New Dynamics”

2024: “Migration to the Gulf: Possible Scenarios for the Future A View from the GCC and from Countries of Origin” (17 papers)

2023: “Recent Labour and Migration Reforms and Policies in the Gulf: Impact on Economies and Societies” (16 papers)

2021: “The COVID-19 Health and Socio-economic Crises: Consequences on Population and Migration in the Gulf” (10 papers)

2018: “The Future of Population and Migration in the Gulf” (18 papers)

2017: “Migration Policies in the Gulf: Continuity and Change” (15 papers)

2016: “The Economics of Migration to the Gulf: Perspectives from Countries of Origin and Destination” (15 papers)

2015: “The Role of Legislation, Policies, and Practices in Irregular Migration to the Gulf” (19 papers)

2014: “Determinants of Future Migration in the Gulf” (15 papers)

2012: “Social Impacts of GCC Migration” (9 papers)

2011: “Migration in the Gulf” (12 papers)

2010: “The Impact of Migration on Gulf Development and Stability” (13 papers)

2010: “Population, Labor Markets and National Identity” (12 papers)

Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) Panels

GLMM has organised panels in the Annual Meeting Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA):

2014: “Arab Gulf Labour Markets and Migration: Challenges, Data, Policies” (4 papers)

2013: “Arab Gulf Migration: Practices, Data and Policies” (4 papers)

2012: “Migration and (Non-)Citizenship in Arab Gulf States: Policies, Practices, and Negotiation” (4 papers)

2011: “Gulf Migration: Assessing the Impact of Policies” (5 papers)

Round Table / Seminars

GLMM organised two other events:

On 8 April 2019 in Beirut, the GLMM organized in cooperation with the ILO Regional Office for Arab State a meeting of practitioners & policy researchers on the “Comprehensive Knowledge Base for GCC Labour Migration – State of the Art, Needs, and Ways Forward”.

On 9 and 10 March 2014 in Doha, the GLMM organized an invitation-only roundtable discussion on “Labour Migration in the Arab Gulf Countries: Issues, Data, Documents and Research” together with Qatar University’s Social and Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI) and Gulf Studies Program (GSP). The meeting was attended by governmental and academic experts from all six GCC countries and from elsewhere.