The slowing of the world’s economy and falling oil prices are starting to have an effect in oil rich countries in West Asia that host millions of migrant workers. While the brutal conditions that many of these workers have to endure, has been documented previously, the reality is that many are losing their job. In Oman, thousands of workers from the Indian sub-continent have been left stranded with no money as companies cut back. In the meantime, leaders from countries like India and Uganda continue to seek investments from countries in West Asia regardless of the cost to their own citizens.
The slowing of the world’s economy and falling oil prices are starting to have an effect in oil rich countries in West Asia that host millions of migrant workers. While the brutal conditions that many of these workers have to endure, has been documented previously, the reality is that many are losing their job. In Oman, thousands of workers from the Indian sub-continent have been left stranded with no money as companies cut back. In the meantime, leaders from countries like India and Uganda continue to seek investments from countries in West Asia regardless of the cost to their own citizens.
