Migrant workers are at a high risk as conflict escalates across the Middle East following the U.S. and Iran's retaliatory strikes. This is despite the profits that major multinationals continue to generate from a $2 ​trillion Gulf economy built on migrant workers. The Gulf hosts up to 31 million ‘migrant workers, most from South and Southeast Asia, and they are bearing a disproportionate share of the harm. According to an Amnesty International report, of the 17 people killed in Gulf states, 11 were migrants. Civil society groups have highlighted gaps in shelter, evacuation routes and emergency services for migrant workers, and those who stop working, or lose jobs as businesses slow or shut down, face devastating economic consequences. Under international law, states must protect the human rights of people within their jurisdiction but companies must also act swiftly to prevent and mitigate harm.