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Official overseas-employment data, explained in context
Every dashboard is built around its own government or official employment source. The detailed pages provide destination-level figures and source notes; this page is simply your starting point.
India
Emigration Clearance activity for eligible Indian emigrant workers travelling for overseas employment.
View India dataNepal
New Labour Approvals reported for Nepalese workers travelling for overseas employment.
View Nepal dataSri Lanka
Reported foreign-employment registrations from the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment.
View Sri Lanka dataPakistan
Workers registered for employment abroad through Pakistan’s official overseas-employment system.
View Pakistan dataBangladesh
Official labour-migrant registrations for overseas employment, with reporting-period notes.
View Bangladesh dataOne principle across every page
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A number is only useful when its definition is clear. A registration, approval or clearance is not automatically the same thing as a hiring decision, a completed migration, or the total number of workers living in a destination.
For that reason, GulfPlacement keeps each source country separate. We preserve the source’s own terminology, reporting period and data limitations rather than forcing unlike datasets into a misleading ranking.
How to use this research hub
Three quick steps to use the data responsibly
Read the detailed dashboard
Review destination-level figures, available years, coverage gaps and the official source cited for that country.
Keep comparisons in context
Use each country’s metric as defined. Avoid adding figures together or treating them as a single measure of Gulf employment.
What each source records
Five official systems, five distinct measures
This overview intentionally gives definitions—not country figures. The detailed country pages contain the underlying dataset and methodological notes.
India
Emigration Clearances issued to eligible emigrant workers travelling for employment.
Nepal
New Labour Approvals for overseas employment, reported by fiscal year.
Sri Lanka
Migrant workers registered for foreign employment in the supplied official coverage.
Pakistan
Workers registered for employment abroad through the official overseas-employment system.
Bangladesh
Labour migrants registered for overseas employment, with reporting-period distinctions retained.
Research standard
Source transparency comes first
Each country dashboard identifies its responsible public authority and dataset. Sources include the Ministry of External Affairs of India, Government of Nepal, Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment, Pakistan’s Bureau of Emigration & Overseas Employment, and Bangladesh’s Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training.
GulfPlacement presents official source-country datasets as research aids. Data availability, reporting periods and definitions differ by source country; the detailed dashboards explain those differences before showing country-level figures.