The UAE had 6,755 citizens of other GCC countries working in the country in both public and private sectors until the end of 2022, according to the latest statistics from the General Pension and Social Security Authority (GPSSA). 

 

This was revealed as the GPSSA concluded its unified campaign, which was launched in cooperation with the retirement and social security authorities in Gulf countries, to raise awareness of the insurance protection extension system for GCC nationals working in GCC countries, a Wam news agency report said.

 

The campaign highlighted the protection extension system, subscription conditions, the mechanism for paying contributions, and benefits for subscribers.

 

According to the system, insurance is provided to GCC nationals by their employers in the country where the work is located. At the end of the employee’s service period, he will receive a retirement pension or an end-of-service benefit according to the retirement law he is subjected to in the employee’s home country. The insurance benefits of the system extend to the beneficiaries who are supported by the insured or the pensioner during his lifetime.

 

GPSSA said  6,755 citizens of other GCC countries are insured as such in the UAE. Out of this, 

4,266 insured persons are from Oman, 87 from Kuwait, 1,120 from Bahrain, 11 from Qatar and 1,271  from Saudi Arabia. 

 

The insurance protection extension system requires employers to subscribe on behalf of GCC nationals who work for them to the insurance system established in their country in terms of registration and subscription. The employer must pay the contributions due on their behalf, not exceeding the employer’s share prescribed for UAE nationals working for him, and the GCC employee shall bear the subscription differences, if any.