Dubai Migrant Workers Lose Jobs as War Hits City Where Foreigners Make Up 90%
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 17
Dubai Migrant Workers Lose Jobs as War Hits City Where Foreigners Make Up 90%
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 17
Summary
A growing number of Dubai migrant workers have lost jobs, been furloughed or taken pay cuts in the months since Iranian missile and drone attacks hit the city.
The layoffs reflect war damage to Dubai’s tourism- and aviation-dependent economy as visitors stayed away and some wealthy foreign residents left after strikes killed and injured civilians.
Joy Vivanda, a 44-year-old Filipina domestic worker, said she lost her job in March when her Russian employers abruptly left Dubai and never returned.
In working-class neighborhoods, jobless migrants are going door to door with résumés, a stark shift in a city where foreign nationals make up roughly 90% of the population.