US-Israel war on Iran puts foreign workers in the Gulf at greater risk and raises the cost of going home

About this episode

The episode discusses the risks faced by foreign workers in the Gulf due to the US-Israel war on Iran and the economic implications of their choices.

Tens of millions of foreign workers have helped build the Gulf Arab states’ modern, oil-fueled economies—with many not fully sharing in their prosperity. Now they face an even sharper dilemma: Keep working in the Middle East, where wages are far higher, hoping that a shaky ceasefire endures; or, return to already poor countries where prices have soared because of the conflict. To read this story, visit The Associated Press website . We thank the Global News Gaps Project of the Google News Institute for providing us access to AP. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Topics covered

• foreign workers
• Gulf economies
• US-Israel conflict
• economic impact
• migration
• ceasefire

Keywords

• foreign workers
• Gulf Arab states
• US-Israel war
• Iran
• economic impact
• migration
• ceasefire
• cost of living
• oil economies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Associated Press, Global News Gaps Project, Google News Institute

Places: Gulf Arab states, Middle East, Iran

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