Iran war turns Middle East dream into nightmare for Asia's migrant workers
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“Norma Tactacon works in the Middle East as a domestic worker.”
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“Filipino domestic workers in the Middle East earn a minimum wage of $500 (£370) a month.”
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— The Filipino Channel, commonly known as TFC, is a global subscription television network owned and operated by the Filipino media conglomerate ABS-CBN Corporation. Its programming is composed primaril…
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— Ethnic groups in the Middle East are ethnolinguistic groupings in the "transcontinental" region that is commonly a geopolitical term designating the intercontinental region comprising West Asia (inclu…
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— The Middle East is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, the Levant, and Turkey.
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“The Middle East hosts 24 million migrant workers, making it the world's top destination for overseas labour.”
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— Middle East Airlines – Air Liban S.A.L., more commonly known as Middle East Airlines (MEA), is the flag carrier of Lebanon, with its head office in Beirut, near Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airpo…
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— This is a list of modern conflicts ensuing in the geographic and political region known as the Middle East. The "Middle East" is traditionally defined as the Fertile Crescent (Mesopotamia), Levant, an…
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— The Middle East is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, the Levant, and Turkey.
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“Most migrant workers in the Middle East come from Asia - India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, the Philippines and Indonesia.”
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“At least 12 South Asian migrant workers have died so far as a result of the conflict.”
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“Dibas Shrestha, a 29-year-old Nepali security guard in Abu Dhabi, died in an Iranian strike on 1 March.”
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“Ahmad Ali, a 55-year-old water tank supplier from Bangladesh, died during Ramadan in Dubai.”
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“The last repatriation flight saw 234 Filipino workers from Kuwait, Qatar, and Bahrain travel up to eight hours by land to Saudi Arabia.”
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“Close to 2,000 Filipino workers and their dependents were flown back to Manila as of 23 March.”
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“Remittances from Filipinos working overseas account for 10% of the Philippines' economy.”
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“Bangladesh's migrant workers in the Middle East are crucial for the country's economy.”
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“Su Su, a 31-year-old from Myanmar, works as an operations specialist for a real estate company in Dubai.”
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“The Middle East is home to roughly half of the more than two million Filipinos working overseas.”
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