Gulf Countries: Conflict, Hardships Leave Migrants in Limbo

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Foreign workers watch a plume of black smoke following an explosion in the Fujairah industrial zone in the United Arab Emirates, March 3, 2026. © 2026 Fadel Senna/AFP via Getty Images (Beirut) – Migrant workers in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries face additional risks to both their lives and their socioeconomic rights due to the current regional conflict, Human Rights Watch said today.Migrant workers carry out jobs essential to the continued functioning of Gulf economies and services during the conflict, including delivering food and water, providing health…

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