Amid the the panic and inward-looking policies as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, I diagnosed the factors behind the expat exodus in the Gulf. Long seen as a transient segment of the population, a virus gave the authorities ample reason for a demographic shake-up. This, despite previous measures taken to improve the flawed kafala (sponsorship) system for migrant workers. My comments for Tara Kavaler’s piece in The Media Line.
Dr. Clemens Chay 