title: East Asian migration to the Middle East:  causes, consequences and considerations.
abstract: "In 1983, possibly more than 1 million East Asians were working in the capital-rich, labor-short countries of the Middle East.  This article reviews the causes and consequences of this new migration flow and notes emerging political, military, and economic linkages between East Asia and the Middle-East."
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Ling
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D000352:Africa, Northern; D001208:Asia; D001211:Asia, Western; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D006280:Health Workforce; D011057:Politics; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Africa; Asia; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Eastern Asia; Economic Factors; Human Resources; International Migration; Labor Force; Migration; Northern Africa; Political Factors; Population; Population Dynamics; Socioeconomic Factors; Western Asia