In Depth: Asia's migrant workers debate if Gulf jobs are worth deadly risk of Iran war

BBC News uses this report to examine Asia's migrant workers debate if Gulf jobs are worth deadly risk of Iran war. Iran's strikes on Gulf states have been especially hard for migrants who have long supported these economies to lift their families back home from poverty.

The 49-year-old, who works in the Middle East as a domestic worker, is thousands of miles away from her home in the Philippines, where her husband and three children live. As wealthy Gulf states turned into targets of Iranian strikes because of the US military bases they host, expats left in large numbers, while tourists and travellers have stayed away.

What is still keeping her there is her salary. Filipino domestic workers in the Middle East earn a minimum wage of $500 a month, roughly four to five times more than what they would make in a similar job back home.

One of the first victims of the conflict was 32-year-old Filipina Mary Ann Veolasquez, who worked as a caregiver in Israel. At least 12 South Asian migrant workers have died so far as a result of the conflict, according to reports.

The report closes by linking the event to broader consequences.