Decent wages for Migrants

Irrespective of developed high-income countries or petrodollar economies Migrant workers undergo growing inequality of wages, employment opportunities, treatment in the labour market and workplace, access to employment, working conditions, social security, work mobility, trade union rights, etc. These play a vital role in the economic development of any nation.

Discrimination of migrants’ wages starts anywhere from 9 percent to 100 percent or more and the pay gap is increasing. Migrants across the board face problems of discrimination and exclusion, which have been aggravated in recent times, especially these pandemic times.

Highly skilled migrant workers are discriminated against and forced to work in lower-skilled and low-paid jobs that do not match their education and skills. Higher educated migrant workers especially in Middle East countries are rarely promoted and posted in higher occupational remunerative categories.