Millions of migrant workers across the Gulf face uncertainty as host countries lockdown, employers withhold wages and take strict coronavirus containment measures
In this file photo taken on September 20, 2019 a general view of Saudi Aramco's Abqaiq oil processing plant is seen on September 20, 2019.
He is among tens of thousands of workers strictly confined to Doha's Industrial Area after dozens in the blue-collar district tested positive for the Covid-19 virus. Foreign workers in the oil-rich Gulf region, predominantly from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan, account for around 10 percent of all migrants worldwide.Saudis receive paid leave
In Kuwait, Um Sabrine, an Egyptian beauty salon manager, said she would not be paid because of the government's closure of non-essential businesses.
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