Migrant workers in Dubai bear economic brunt of Iran war

NPR | By Aya Batrawy

Published April 24, 2026 at 4:58 PM CDT

Low-paid migrant workers in Dubai are being squeezed further by economic fallout from the U.S.-Israel war with Iran.

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Aya Batraway is an NPR International Correspondent based in Dubai. She joined in 2022 from the Associated Press, where she was an editor and reporter for over 11 years.

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