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

By Guest Contributor 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. Missiles, drones, airspace closures, and political tensions suddenly became part of everyday conversations. For many families living in the region, especially migrants far away from their homelands, uncertainty settled quietly into daily life. Even…