Migrant workers in the Gulf states: They came to build cities, not to be buried in them

Migrant workers in the Gulf states: They came to build cities, not to be buried in them

‘The tragedy of modern conflict is not limited to battlefields. Its shadows travel far beyond borders’ Originally published on Global VoicesMigrant workers on a building in Bur Dubai, UAE, March 21, 2023. Photo by Gaurav Dhwaj Khadka on Wikimedia Commons (CC-SA 4.0 ). By Noorudeen Veetykadan In March this year, life in the Gulf began to feel unusually fragile. News alerts interrupted ordinary evenings. Rumours travelled faster than reassurance. …