The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is a body created in response to the out breach of the Iran-Iraq war. The GCC aims to coordinate resistance to outside intervention in the Gulf and seeks to strengthen cooperation in areas such as agriculture, industry, investment, security, and trade among its six members: Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. There is a shortage of labor in the GCC. Shortages are in positions for Information Technology personnel, hospital staff, engineering, human resources, sales/marketing staff and hospitality staff.

While the market in the Gulf is getting more difficult to penetrate, vacancies still come by. Salary structures are good and being completely tax-free, saving is possible even for the spendthrift. Professionals like doctors, engineers, teachers and systems analysts are still a wanted tribe from India. Marketing and sales personnel from India continue to find openings in the Gulf with benefits like paid air tickets, no tax and a great life style.