Reforming end-of-service indemnity for migrant workers in Member States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC): policy options for the progressive realization of international social security standards

This paper analyses end-of-service indemnity (EOSI) schemes in the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) countries and proposes policy reform solutions in line with core principles enshrined in international social security standards. It aims at informing dialogue around the limitations of current EOSI schemes, and involving workers, employers and governments in the GCC in the identification of appropriate policy options for reforms at national and regional level.