{
  "id": 18230280,
  "title": "Gulf jobs for migrant workers: Record remittance inflows may be masking a coming collapse",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/gulf-jobs-for-migrant-workers-record-remittance-inflows-may-be",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-05T02:05:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40447514/gulf-jobs-for-migrant-workers-record-remittance-inflows-may-be-masking-a-coming-collapse"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Asia's migration landscape is undergoing significant changes due to stricter borders, conflict, and artificial intelligence, according to experts. Record remittance inflows into the Gulf region may be concealing an impending decline in job opportunities for migrant workers. At the end of a two-day international conference in Lahore, speakers emphasized that political instability, economic insecurity, unemployment, and limited educational access are driving forces behind irregular migration. Women on irregular routes face an increased risk of human trafficking. Changes in border controls, surveillance, and return policies in the EU have transformed migration patterns from countries like Pakistan and Bangladesh. While opportunities are increasing for skilled professionals, low- and semi-skilled workers are finding fewer avenues for employment in North America, Europe, and the Gulf. The Asia-Gulf corridor has emerged as the most resilient labor migration system in the Asia-Pacific region. Dr. Nasir Iqbal from the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics highlighted that the year 2026 will reshape the job market, with conflict and AI influencing the selection of workers based on their skills and occupations. This shift could impact nearly seven in ten jobs traditionally held by migrants. A session addressing the impact of the US-Iran-Israel conflict followed the presentations. Dr. Nasra M. Shah concluded the event by delivering a vote of thanks.",
  "summary": "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…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}