Geopolitics
The Forgotten Casualties: How Gulf Conflicts Expose the Neo-Colonial Exploitation of South Asian Labor
Migrant workers, primarily from South Asia, constitute the forgotten civilian casualties in Gulf conflicts, as seen in the Iranian attack where a Bangladeshi, a Pakistani, and a Nepali worker were among the first deaths. This systemic exploitation and abandonment of the very people who built the Gulf's glittering economies exposes the heartless hypocrisy of a neo-colonial labor system that treats human beings as expendable inputs, prioritizing remittances and corporate profits over basic human safety and dignity.
