South Korean government ministries have discussed strengthening protections for the nearly 1,900 South Koreans in Iraq and Iran. He urged Congress to hold a special session on the impact of a possible crisis in the Middle East and set aside contingency funds. Asians make up 40 percent of the world’s migrants, and Middle Eastern countries are a common destination. African migrants are also employed around the Middle East, though the possibility of their home countries arranging evacuations is uncertain. The workers in Iran and Iraq are a small fraction of the hundreds of thousands of Filipinos who are employed in countries lining the Persian Gulf.

Source: Egypt Independent January 06, 2020 14:26 UTC