Attention Economy


Monday, August 19, 2024

Atrocious Treatment of Migrant Workers in the Middle East

A Deadly Fire Exposes the Plight of Low-Paid Migrants in Wealthy Kuwait
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/19/world/middleeast/a-deadly-fire-exposes-the-plight-of-low-paid-migrants-in-wealthy-kuwait.html
After the blaze killed 49 migrant workers, a government crackdown focused on building violations — bypassing deeper problems that leave migrants with low wages and unsafe housing across the oil-rich Gulf.