MEA lists India's Labour Mobility Agreements across the Gulf Region, Europe and Oceania

Background

The Ministry of External Affairs publishes a List of Labour Mobility Agreements, marked As on May 2026. The list is grouped under the Gulf Region, Europe and Oceania/South East Asia. In the Gulf Region the oldest is the Agreement on Regulation of the Employment of Indian Manpower with Qatar, signed 11-04-1985. Oman signed an MOU in the field of Manpower on 08-11-2008 and the UAE an MOU on cooperation in the field of Manpower on 11-02-2018. In Europe, Germany signed an Agreement on Comprehensive Migration and Mobility Partnership on 05.12.2022 and Finland a Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement on 05.03.2026. A Memorandum of Understanding Between the EU and India on a Comprehensive Framework of Cooperation on Mobility is dated 27/01/2026.