Center for International and Regional Studies

Beginning in 2008, CIRS launched a major research initiative on migrant labor issues and concerns in the Gulf region. The initiative has two distinct but interrelated streams.

One stream consists of awarding Research Grants to scholars interested in conducting primary research and fieldwork on migrant labor issues in one of the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council.

The second stream, which runs simultaneously alongside the Research Grants program and also includes some of the Grant recipients, consists of a Migrant Labor Working Group of experts in the field. The Working Group consists of academics, experts, labor organizations, and representatives from various governmental and non-governmental organizations. The recipients of the Research Grants are expected to also become active in the Working Group.

Please click here to learn more about the CIRS research intitiative on Migrant Labor in the Gulf

Please click here to learn more about how to apply for CIRS Research Grants