Challenges Faced by Expatriate Workers in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries

Over the last six decades reliance of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries’ economy on expatriate workforce has increased incessantly. Majority of private sector workforce in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are expatriates. This paper presents an overview of the GCC countries; reasons for their dependence on expatriate workforce; key current challenges faced by expatriates in the GCC countries and suggestions for facilitating adjustment of expatriate workers in the GCC countries.