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Andrea Wright

Andrea Wright is an assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology and the Program in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at William & Mary. Using archival and ethnographic research methods in India, the Gulf and the United Kingdom, her...

No Good Options for Migrant Workers in Gulf COVID-19 Lockdown — Workers wear protective face masks during the coronavirus pandemic in Dubai, UAE, April 23, 2020. Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters

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No Good Options for Migrant Workers in Gulf COVID-19 Lockdown

Andrea Wright talks to South Asian migrant workers in the Gulf to find out how the pandemic is affecting their lives. They explain that if they stay in the Gulf, they risk abandonment by their employers and coronavirus infection from cramped living conditions. If they return to India under lockdown,

Andrea Wright • 12 min read