GCC Domestic links Gulf recruitment agencies to official government registers

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GCC Domestic, a platform for finding domestic workers in the Gulf, lets families check whether an agency is listed by a government register before making contact. Agencies in the UAE link to their Ministry of Human Resources & Emiratisation (MOHRE) records, and Saudi offices link to their Musaned registrations. Agencies that cannot be matched to an official register are still listed but without a verified badge. The platform reports over 1,600 agencies across six GCC countries, with more than 1,300 matched to an official register, and updates the Saudi office list weekly. Families do not pay the platform, and agencies pay only for qualified leads, which the operators say will not affect how listings are ranked.

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