International labor migration is the unique reality of the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states. Despite seemingly open migration policies and reforms, the GCC states recently engaged in international and domestic policies to manage the migrant population better. Considering the dependency of Gulf states on migrant labor and the constant increase in migration to these states, this article aims to understand the policies pertaining to the presence, conditions of residence, integration, and socioeconomic rights of the migrant labor force. After an overview of migration trends and patterns in the GCC states, the article examines the migration policy framework that regulates and governs migration in the GCC. It also highlights the recent reforms and initiatives taken by the GCC states and a few sending countries which have impacted the migration flows, migrant rights, and development benefits of migration. Finally, the article concludes with a discussion on policy challenges and provides recommendations as a way forward.

国际劳务移民是海湾合作委员会 (GCC) 六个成员国的独特现实。尽管看似开放的移民政策和改革，海湾合作委员会国家最近参与了国际和国内政策以更好地管理移民人口。考虑到海湾国家对移民劳动力的依赖以及向这些国家的移民不断增加，本文旨在了解与移民劳动力的存在、居住条件、融合和社会经济权利有关的政策。在概述了海湾合作委员会国家的移民趋势和模式之后，本文研究了规范和管理海湾合作委员会移民的移民政策框架。它还强调了海湾合作委员会国家和一些输出国最近采取的改革和举措，这些改革和举措对移民流动、移民权利和移民的发展利益产生了影响。最后，本文以对政策挑战的讨论结束，并提供了作为前进方向的建议。