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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">BJCR</journal-id>
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        <journal-title xml:lang="en">British Journal of Contemporary Research</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title xml:lang="en">BJCR</abbrev-journal-title>
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      <issn>2979-8582</issn>
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        <publisher-name>Bexford Publishing Ltd</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">BEX_AUG_26_201</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.67693/BJCR-NPXLHAMF</article-id>
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          <subject>Review Article</subject>
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        <article-title xml:lang="en">Indian Diaspora in the United Arab Emirates (UAE): Migration, Challenges and Labour Reforms</article-title>
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            <given-names>Ishtiyaq Ahmad</given-names>
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        <email>ishtiyaq70@gmail.com</email>
        <bio xml:lang="en"><p>Associate Professor, Public Administration, Course Coordinator, Political Science and Public Administration, Center for Distance Education and Online Education (CDOE), Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU), Gachibowli, Hyderabad (TS)500032, India</p></bio>
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      <pub-date date-type="pub" publication-format="epub">
        <day>10</day>
        <month>09</month>
        <year>2026</year>
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      <volume>1</volume>
      <issue>4</issue>
      
      
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        <event event-type="received">
          <event-desc>Received: <date date-type="received">
            <day>28</day>
            <month>08</month>
            <year>2026</year>
          </date></event-desc>
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        <event event-type="accepted">
          <event-desc>Accepted: <date date-type="accepted">
            <day>01</day>
            <month>09</month>
            <year>2026</year>
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        <copyright-statement>Copyright (c) 2026 Ishtiyaq Ahmad</copyright-statement>
        <copyright-year>2026</copyright-year>
        <license xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0">
          <license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.</license-p>
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      <abstract><p>Migration from India to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) constitutes one of the largest and biggest labour movements in the contemporary world. The migration of Indian workers to the the United Arab Emirates (UAE), represents one of the largest and most important migration corridors in the world. Over the past five decades, millions of Indian workers have migrated to the UAE in search of better economic opportunities, contributing significantly to both the countries. Indian diaspora particularly semi-skilled and unskilled labourers, play a crucial role in the UAE’s economy, especially in construction, domestic work, and service sectors. While migration provides economic opportunities through remittances and employment, it also raises serious concerns regarding labour rights, citizenship exclusion, and welfare protections. This paper critically examines the issues, opportunities, citizenship constraints, and labour reforms affecting Indian diaspora in the UAE.</p></abstract>
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