Although the six countries are all members of the International Labour Organization , none of these countries are members of the International Organization for Migration – even though Bahrain , Qatar and Saudi Arabia are observer states . Furthermore , none of the six states have signed the most important conventions on the protection of the rights of migrant workers , namely the 1949 Migration for Employment Convention , the 1975 Migrant Workers Convention ( Supplementary Provisions ) , and the 1990 International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families . Of the so-called eight fundamental conventions of the International Labour Organization , Bahrain has ratified five conventions , Kuwait has ratified seven conventions , Oman has ratified four conventions , Qatar has ratified five conventions , Saudi Arabia has ratified six conventions and the UAE have also ratified six conventions . All have ratified the 1930 Forced Labour Convention , and the 1957 Abolition of Forced Labour Convention
1949 Migration for Employment Convention
Migration for Employment Convention (Revised), 1949
Migrant workers in the Gulf Cooperation Council region