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Far from home, millions of migrant workers in the Gulf are trapped by war

These foreign nationals are the silent engines that keep many of the region's cities running, but the war has exposed some of their biggest vulnerabilities.

Far from home, millions of migrant workers in the Gulf are trapped by war
Image: NPR World

These foreign nationals are the silent engines that keep many of the region's cities running, but the war has exposed some of their biggest vulnerabilities.

(Image credit: Giuseppe Cacace / AFP via Getty Images)

Originally published at NPR World

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