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Gulf jobs for migrant workers: Record remittance inflows may be masking a coming collapse

Pakistan Published 5 November 2026, 07:05 · archived 5 Nov 2026

LAHORE: Asia’s migration map is being redrawn by tighter borders, war and artificial intelligence, with experts warning that record remittance inflows may be masking a coming collapse in Gulf jobs for migrant workers. The warning came on Wednesday at the close of a two-day international conference organised by the Centre on International Migration, Remittances and Diaspora (CIMRAD) at the Lahore School of Economics. The event, themed “Future Drivers of International Migration from Asia,” devoted its second day to irregular migration. Dr Fareeha Zafar cited political instability, economic insec...

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