Stranded Indian workers in the Gulf need more than a return ticket
8 years, 7 months ago

Stranded Indian workers in the Gulf need more than a return ticket

Live Mint  

Bengaluru/New Delhi: Finding a way to fly back home is just the tip of the iceberg as far as the problems faced by the unemployed Indian workers stuck in the Gulf are concerned. Singh’s visit last week, Saudi Arabia agreed to give exit visas to hundreds of jobless Indian workers to go back home at its own expense. In New Delhi, the ministry of external affairs on Friday said the Indian government had discussed the issue of the condition of Indian workers in Saudi Arabia during minister of state General V. K. Singh’s visit to Saudi Arabia last week. Singh to Saudi Arabia, the Saudi authorities have themselves clarified that they are going to be very prompt in addressing all the humanitarian issues being faced by Indian workers. Workers who want to remain in Saudi Arabia and want to try and seek employment in other companies, considering that the original companies for which they came to work have folded or they are no longer in a position to hire them, the Saudi authorities have conveyed they are willing to renew the resident permits and labour cards to the Indian workers without any fines or fees.

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Saudi Arabia: 9 Indians killed in road accident, helpline set up as S Jaishankar condoles deaths
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Saudi Arabia: 9 Indians killed in road accident, helpline set up as S Jaishankar condoles deaths

Hindustan Times  

Nine Indian nationals were killed in a road accident near Jizan in western Saudi Arabia, the Indian mission in Jeddah said on Wednesday. The Indian mission in Saudi Arabia has sprung into action The mission said it is providing full support and is in touch with the authorities and families. "We deeply mourn the tragic loss of 9 Indian nationals …

Looking For A Job In Saudi Arabia? Work Visa Rules Tightened For Indian Workers. Details Here
2 months, 1 week ago

Looking For A Job In Saudi Arabia? Work Visa Rules Tightened For Indian Workers. Details Here

ABP News  

Saudi Arabia has tightened the rules for a work visa for Indian workers planning to apply for jobs in the Gulf country. The pre-verification requirement was first proposed last year as part of labour reforms in Saudi Arabia, in line with the Kingdom's Vision 2030 plan. In a post on X, Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate of Passports announced that dependents …

Saudi Arabia implements stricter work visa rules for overseas workers from January 14
2 months, 1 week ago

Saudi Arabia implements stricter work visa rules for overseas workers from January 14

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Six months after proposing the idea, Saudi Arabia has issued a circular requiring the pre-verification of professional and academic qualifications of Indian workers for all work visa applications from January 14. As of 2024, over 2.4 million Indian workers live in Saudi Arabia, including 1.64 million in the private sector and 785,000 in domestic work. Indian workers, including …

​Away from home: On the plight of the Indian worker
3 months ago

​Away from home: On the plight of the Indian worker

The Hindu  

The story of 16 Indian workers allegedly deceived into working under inhumane conditions in Libya highlights the persistent issue of labour exploitation faced by millions of Indians abroad. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Kuwait has brought attention to the plight of Indian workers, particularly those in labour camps. Despite Mr. Modi’s acknowledgment of Kuwait’s support for its over …

Indian workers stranded in Libya: Government says working to secure exit permits
3 months ago

Indian workers stranded in Libya: Government says working to secure exit permits

India Today  

The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday confirmed that it was actively assisting the group of Indian workers who were trapped in Libya due to a lack of proper documentation four months ago. Speaking to reporters earlier in the day, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that the Indian workers had travelled to Libya's Benghazi via Dubai without valid paperwork, leading …

Saudi Arabia evacutes Indians along with other foreigners in Sudan
1 year, 11 months ago

Saudi Arabia evacutes Indians along with other foreigners in Sudan

The Hindu  

Saudi Arabia on April 22 announced that it has evacuated several citizens of “brotherly and friendly” foreign countries from Sudan that included a few Indian nationals. According to an announcement from Saudi Arabian Ministry of Foreign Affairs 66 citizens from these countries were evacuated by Saudi Arabia on April 22. Apart from nationals from India, Pakistan Bangladesh, United Arab Emirates …

Saudi Arabia announces safe evacuation of Indians stuck in Sudan
1 year, 11 months ago

Saudi Arabia announces safe evacuation of Indians stuck in Sudan

India TV News  

Sudan violence: Saudi Arabia on Saturday announced that Indians, as well as people from other nations, have been safely evacuated to UAE from the violence-hit country Sudan. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in a statement said, "In the implementation of the directives of the Kingdoms Leadership, we are pleased to announce the safe arrival …

Jaishankar lauds India’s evacuation drive during Covid-19 at diaspora event in Riyadh
2 years, 6 months ago

Jaishankar lauds India’s evacuation drive during Covid-19 at diaspora event in Riyadh

Hindustan Times  

External affairs minister S jaishankar, who is on a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia, said India’s efforts to rescue its citizens during the Covid-19 pandemic was one of the biggest evacuations in the world. Highlighting the growing friendship with the Arab nation, Jaishankar recalled Saudi Arabia’s contribution in tackling Covid-19 pandemic. Highlighting the growing friendship with the Arab nation, Jaishankar …

Locked-out Indians angry over vaccine export to Saudi Arabia
4 years, 1 month ago

Locked-out Indians angry over vaccine export to Saudi Arabia

Al Jazeera  

Indian workers hit hardest by five-month flight ban they say has upended their lives, dividing families and costing jobs and business contracts. India’s decision to export millions of coronavirus vaccine doses to Saudi Arabia has rankled its vast expatriate community, locked out by the kingdom’s months-long flight ban that sparked tense diplomatic wrangling. “India should not offer the vaccine to …

"Remain Conscious Of Difficulties Faced By Indians Stranded In Kuwait & Efforts For Repatriation Continue": Centre Tells Supreme Court
4 years, 4 months ago

"Remain Conscious Of Difficulties Faced By Indians Stranded In Kuwait & Efforts For Repatriation Continue": Centre Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to take requisite steps in order to bring back remaining Indians stranded in Kuwait amid the COVID-19 pandemic.Vide an affidvit, the Centre informed a bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy and M R Shah that every attempt was being made to bring back stranded Indians from Kuwait. The Supreme Court today …

Across the gulf: The Hindu Editorial on stranded Indian workers
4 years, 11 months ago

Across the gulf: The Hindu Editorial on stranded Indian workers

The Hindu  

Around eight million people in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries constitute a unique cohort among Indian diaspora communities around the world. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has nurtured good relations with all rulers of the region but the ongoing crisis is testing the endurance of India’s ties with some of the GCC countries. The UAE government has said it might revise …

Plea In SC Seeks To Rescue And Bring Indian Migrants Stranded In Gulf Countries Without Getting Proper Treatment For COVID19 [Read Petition]
4 years, 11 months ago

Plea In SC Seeks To Rescue And Bring Indian Migrants Stranded In Gulf Countries Without Getting Proper Treatment For COVID19 [Read Petition]

Live Law  

A Petition has been filed before the Supreme Court of India seeking for directions for the return of Indians working and living in Gulf countries due to problems being faced by them as a result of lack of jobs arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Filed by Advocate Jose Abraham on behalf of migrant welfare society named Pravasi Legal Cell, …

'Ate from garbage bins, worked more than 20 hours a day,' says Kerala woman who escaped from Saudi Arabia after 8 months
7 years, 5 months ago

'Ate from garbage bins, worked more than 20 hours a day,' says Kerala woman who escaped from Saudi Arabia after 8 months

Firstpost  

Manjusha Om, a 38-year-old woman from Kerala who fell victim of trafficking managed to escape her employer in Saudi Arabia after eight months Manjusha Om, a 38-year-old divorcee from Kerala and mother of two girl children aged 14 and 8, emigrated to Saudi Arabia to earn little extra money last March. “Still, I can’t believe that I returned home somewhat …

Reflections: Workers abroad suffer due to India's apathy
7 years, 7 months ago

Reflections: Workers abroad suffer due to India's apathy

Deccan Chronicle  

The belated flurry of activity over the 39 Indian workers missing in Iraq for more than three years without anyone turning a hair reminds me of the sad photograph of a haggard unshaven man by the pile of bleached skulls in Cambodia’s Tuol Sleng prison which is now a genocide museum. Two million Indians in the US might organise Madison …

24 workers stranded in Riyadh, allege torture by company
7 years, 11 months ago

24 workers stranded in Riyadh, allege torture by company

New Indian Express  

SRIKAKULAM: As many as 24 workers belonging to Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Odisha, who were hired through local job agents, for a company in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in December last year have alleged torture by the firm. Madhu, who runs One Planet Tech ITTC institute in Brahmapur in Odisha, and Srihari, the owner of Laxmi Ganapathi Institute in Visakhapatnam, lured …

Saudi crisis: Indians' repatriation still on
8 years, 5 months ago

Saudi crisis: Indians' repatriation still on

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: No timeline has been fixed for the repatriation of Indians in distress in Saudi Arabia, according to a Right to Information reply given by the embassy of India, Riyadh. The RTI reply given by the Riyadh embassy to Dominic Simon working in Riyadh said that the claims submitted by the workers to the embassy have already been handed over …

Indian worker’s suicide in Qatar raises concern over stranded migrants
8 years, 5 months ago

Indian worker’s suicide in Qatar raises concern over stranded migrants

Live Mint  

Doha: The death of an Indian labourer in Qatar who had complained about not being paid and later committed suicide on a building site has focused attention on migrant workers struggling amid an economic downturn in the Gulf state ahead of the 2022 World Cup. In Saudi Arabia last month thousands of laid-off workers stranded in the kingdom without enough …

There is a signal in NSA Ajit Doval’s surprise presence at Saudi event
8 years, 6 months ago

There is a signal in NSA Ajit Doval’s surprise presence at Saudi event

India TV News  

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, one of the best-known intelligence officers in the country, recently surprised everyone when he visited a five-star hotel here to attend a gala event on the occasion of Saudi National Day. He was The marked strengthening of ties with Saudi Arabia, known as a traditional ally and benefactor of Pakistan, also comes as Riyadh has …

Return by Sep 25 or make your own arrangements: Sushma Swaraj to laid-off Indian workers in Saudi Arabia
8 years, 7 months ago

Return by Sep 25 or make your own arrangements: Sushma Swaraj to laid-off Indian workers in Saudi Arabia

India TV News  

Return by Sep 25 or make your own arrangements: Sushma Swaraj to laid-off Indian workers in Saudi Arabia Appealing to the Indian workers who have lost their jobs in Saudi Arabia to return to India by September 25, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday said that they will have to make their own arrangements for boarding, lodging and return …

Abandoned in Saudi Arabian desert camps, migrant workers won’t leave without pay
8 years, 7 months ago

Abandoned in Saudi Arabian desert camps, migrant workers won’t leave without pay

Live Mint  

Qadisiya Labour Camp, Saudi Arabia: Migrant construction workers, abandoned in their thousands by Saudi employers in filthy desert camps during the kingdom’s economic slump, say they will not accept a government offer of free flights home unless they receive months of unpaid wages. Then we will go back,” said Sardar Naseer, 35, a Pakistani welder at the Qadisiya Labour Camp, …

Migrant crisis in Saudi Arabia: Kerala minister pitching for a brown passport is silly
8 years, 7 months ago

Migrant crisis in Saudi Arabia: Kerala minister pitching for a brown passport is silly

Firstpost  

Evidently, everything that the Kerala government did and said on the issue of workers being stranded in Saudi Arabia was pure posturing. Keeping the expat workers in the Middle East happy is a habitual trick that Kerala politicians play all the time, but trying to exploit a minor employment crisis faced by a few thousand Indians in Saudi Arabia by …

Saudi Arabia to send stranded Indian workers back at its own expense
8 years, 7 months ago

Saudi Arabia to send stranded Indian workers back at its own expense

Live Mint  

New Delhi: In a diplomatic victory for India, Saudi Arabia has agreed to give exit visas to hundreds of jobless Indian workers there and will send them back home at its own expense. Making a suo motu statement in the Rajya Sabha, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj said Saudi Arabia has also agreed to provide free medical facility and food …

Stranded Indian workers in Saudi Arabia recount ordeal
8 years, 7 months ago

Stranded Indian workers in Saudi Arabia recount ordeal

Live Mint  

Bengaluru/New Delhi: “I just want to go home,” Rajeshwar Kumar, 30, said over phone from a labour camp in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah city. On Wednesday evening, minister Singh put out a statement saying the claims regarding unpaid salaries of Indian workers stranded in Saudi Arabia will be “honoured” by the Saudi government. The minister said he had “a very good …

V.K. Singh to visit Saudi Arabia to assess job cut crisis
8 years, 7 months ago

V.K. Singh to visit Saudi Arabia to assess job cut crisis

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India is despatching minister of state for external affairs V.K. Singh to Saudi Arabia for an on-the-spot assessment of the situation arising out of job cuts involving thousands of Indian workers, employed mainly in the construction industry. Singh is to leave for Riyadh later Tuesday, Indian foreign ministry spokesman Vikas Swarup said, adding: “His on-ground assessment will determine …

A total of 7,700 Indian workers facing crisis in Saudi: MEA
8 years, 7 months ago

A total of 7,700 Indian workers facing crisis in Saudi: MEA

India TV News  

A total of 7,700 Indian workers facing crisis in Saudi: MEA Hit by financial crisis in Saudi Arabia, there are in all 7,700 Indian workers and they have been provided shelter in 20 camps, External Affairs Ministry spokesman Vikas Swarup said today. Swarup, giving a breakup Hit by financial crisis in Saudi Arabia, there are in all 7,700 Indian workers …

87% complaints of 'exploitation' received from Indian workers from Gulf countries
8 years, 7 months ago

87% complaints of 'exploitation' received from Indian workers from Gulf countries

Firstpost  

As thousands of laid-off Indian workers in Saudi Arabia were said to be without food, 87 percent of complaints received from Indian workers at Indian missions across nine countries were from six Gulf countries By Chaitanya Mallapur As thousands of laid-off Indian workers in Saudi Arabia were said to be without food, 87 percent of complaints received from Indian workers …

VK Singh to leave for Saudi Arabia to assess problems of thousands of jobless Indians
8 years, 7 months ago

VK Singh to leave for Saudi Arabia to assess problems of thousands of jobless Indians

Firstpost  

Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh will leave for Saudi Arabia on Tuesday night to assess difficulties of thousands of Indians. New Delhi: Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh will leave for Saudi Arabia on Tuesday night to assess difficulties of thousands of Indians, who have lost their jobs, and finalise modalities of bringing back those …

10,000 Indians stranded in Saudi Arabia to be brought back, says Sushma Swaraj
8 years, 7 months ago

10,000 Indians stranded in Saudi Arabia to be brought back, says Sushma Swaraj

Firstpost  

: The government is making all efforts to bring back the 10,000 Indian workers rendered jobless in Saudi Arabia and is also providing them food in camps. New Delhi: The government is making all efforts to bring back the 10,000 Indian workers rendered jobless in Saudi Arabia and is also providing them food in camps, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj …

Govt will bring back 10,000 Indian workers left jobless in Saudi Arabia: Sushma Swaraj
8 years, 7 months ago

Govt will bring back 10,000 Indian workers left jobless in Saudi Arabia: Sushma Swaraj

Firstpost  

The government is making all efforts to bring back the 10,000 Indian workers rendered jobless in Saudi Arabia, said Sushma Swaraj. New Delhi: The government is making all efforts to bring back the 10,000 Indian workers rendered jobless in Saudi Arabia and is also providing them food in camps, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said in the Lok Sabha on …

Money or dignity: The dilemma of Indians in the Gulf
8 years, 7 months ago

Money or dignity: The dilemma of Indians in the Gulf

Hindustan Times  

At the time of drought, a distressed farmer often deserts his cattle unable to provide fodder and water. That some 10,000 Indian workers are starving in the Middle East after being laid off by their employers amid an economic downturn is not surprising, as they are not viewed any differently from cattle in the region. India may be a nuclear …

Govt looking to evacuate Indian workers from Saudi Arabia
8 years, 7 months ago

Govt looking to evacuate Indian workers from Saudi Arabia

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India is looking at evacuating a large number of its expatriate workers facing an uncertain future in Saudi Arabia after job cuts in the construction industry, a government official said on Sunday. More than 10,000 Indians working in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are estimated by India to be without jobs after low oil prices forced governments in the …

S Arabia puts condition to let maimed maid return to India
9 years, 4 months ago

S Arabia puts condition to let maimed maid return to India

Hindustan Times  

There is no end in sight for the ordeal of an Indian maid whose hand was chopped off by her Saudi Arabian employer last month for complaining against poor work conditions. Family members of Munirathinam Kasthuri, the Indian maid whose hands were chopped off by her Saudi Arabian employer for complaining against poor work conditions. External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj …

VK Singh heads to Saudi Arabia for helping Indian nationals
9 years, 5 months ago

VK Singh heads to Saudi Arabia for helping Indian nationals

India TV News  

New Delhi: Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh is being rushed to Saudi Arabia to coordinate with the authorities there to trace the missing Indians in the Haj stampede last month. Singh has been asked by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to leave tonight after Saudi government informed India that it will be interacting with individual countries …

External Affairs V K Singh came to the aid of stranded Indians-India TV News
9 years, 11 months ago

External Affairs V K Singh came to the aid of stranded Indians-India TV News

India TV News  

Kendrapara : Stranded in war zones of Yemen for over several days, four skilled personnel from Odisha's Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapara have made a safe return to their villages. They expressed their gratitude to the Union government and Union Minister of State of External Affairs V K Singh for having come to the aid of stranded Indians when it mattered the …

India to send ships to Yemen to evacuate stranded Indians|Indian TV News
9 years, 11 months ago

India to send ships to Yemen to evacuate stranded Indians|Indian TV News

India TV News  

India to send ships to Yemen to evacuate stranded Indians Thiruvananthapuram:The Centre will soon send two ships to strife-torn Yemen to evacuate Indians, including Keralites, stranded there.External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has told Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, that since all the airports in Yemen Thiruvananthapuram:The Centre will soon send two ships to strife-torn Yemen to evacuate Indians, including Keralites, …

Of human bondage
10 years, 8 months ago

Of human bondage

The Hindu  

THE flow of low-wage workers from India to West Asia, which began with the oil boom in the Gulf countries in the 1970s, has all along brought with it concerns about human rights abuses that migrant workers are subjected to in many host countries. The report, “Exploited Dreams: Dispatches from Indian migrant workers in Saudi Arabia”, based on interviews with …

150 Indian workers confined by employer in Basra
10 years, 9 months ago

150 Indian workers confined by employer in Basra

The Hindu  

India’s difficulties in tackling the crisis concerning its citizens stranded in Iraq may be compounded by the confinement of nearly 150 Indians by their employer at a location not far from the port town of Basra, about 450 km south-east of Baghdad. Umesh, who hails from Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu district, said all Indian nationals employed at the company want to leave …

Evacuation of Indians from Iraq big challenge: Omar
10 years, 9 months ago

Evacuation of Indians from Iraq big challenge: Omar

The Hindu  

Terming the evacuation of stranded Indians from strife-torn Iraq as a “big challenge” for the Union government, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said he hoped the Centre would do everything to bring them back from the Gulf nation safely. “The first impact it has is that many of our people are working there and evacuating them …

Indian expats in Saudi not worried about new labour policy
11 years, 2 months ago

Indian expats in Saudi not worried about new labour policy

Firstpost  

Expatriate Indians in Saudi Arabia feel that the new labour policy of that Gulf nation will not affect them as they are generally law-abiding citizens. New Delhi: Expatriate Indians in Saudi Arabia feel that the new labour policy of that Gulf nation will not affect them as they are generally law-abiding citizens. “Indians are law-abiding people and the Saudi government …

India signs labour pact with Saudi Arabia
11 years, 2 months ago

India signs labour pact with Saudi Arabia

The Hindu  

India signed a labour cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia on Thursday that will cover about a quarter of the 28 lakh Indian expatriates working there and could be the stepping stone for a more comprehensive pact covering all Indian workers in the Gulf Kingdom, said official sources. The Agreement on Labour Cooperation for Domestic Service Workers Recruitment, inked by Overseas …

7 Indians deported from Saudi Arabia
11 years, 2 months ago

7 Indians deported from Saudi Arabia

The Hindu  

Seven Indian workers have been deported from Saudi Arabia for visa violation, reports said on Sunday. Of a total of 22 Indians in the Abha detention centre, only seven were eligible to return home, said Indian social worker Ashraf Kutichal. The Abha chapter of the Overseas Indian Cultural Congress paid 1,000 Saudi riyals each for the release of the expatriates …

Helped out 14 lakh Indians in Saudi Arabia: MEA
11 years, 4 months ago

Helped out 14 lakh Indians in Saudi Arabia: MEA

The Hindu  

The government on Wednesday claimed that its proactive policy in Saudi Arabia helped avoid the deportation of 14 lakh Indians who managed to get their work documents regularised before the second deadline ended on November 3. While 1.3 lakh Indians had to return, India campaigned among its expatriates in Saudi Arabia to impress upon them need to have proper visa …

Nitaqat: Govt watching situation in Saudi
11 years, 4 months ago

Nitaqat: Govt watching situation in Saudi

The Hindu  

With 1.34 lakh Indian workers already returning to the homeland, Government is closely watching the situation in Saudi Arabia which is targeting illegal foreigners under its new labour policy, Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi on Tuesday said. “1.34 lakh Indians have already come back from Saudi Arabia,” Mr. Ravi said. Asked if the move will adversely effect India’s remittances, …

Foreign workers stay home to escape Saudi visa crackdown
11 years, 4 months ago

Foreign workers stay home to escape Saudi visa crackdown

Live Mint  

Riyadh: The streets of the Saudi Arabia capital Riyadh were unusually quiet on Monday as many expatriates stayed at home to avoid the start of a government crackdown on illegal foreign workers. Building sites were deserted, Riyadh’s stuttering rush-hour traffic flowed smoothly and many shops and market stalls were closed in normally busy neighbourhoods that are home to large numbers …

Over a million Indians secure their stay ahead of Saudi deadline
11 years, 4 months ago

Over a million Indians secure their stay ahead of Saudi deadline

The Hindu  

Anxiety has gripped a section of foreign workers – mostly in the blue collar category – who face a Sunday deadline to either find new jobs or complete formalities for their exit from Saudi Arabia as the Arab state has embarked on a new set of labour laws to generate more employment for its own nationals. The Indian embassy in …

13,048 Keralites return from Saudi since July
11 years, 5 months ago

13,048 Keralites return from Saudi since July

The Hindu  

Nearly 90,000 Indians have returned from Saudi Arabia so far during the grace period granted by the Kingdom for undocumented workers under its Nitaqat rules, say officials of the Indian Embassy in Riyadh. The Embassy, on Monday, urged Indian nationals in Saudi Arabia to correct their legal status before the grace period ends. Many Indians have made use of the …

India getting Saudi exit visas for Nitaqat-hit emigrants
11 years, 8 months ago

India getting Saudi exit visas for Nitaqat-hit emigrants

The Hindu  

As the deadline for expatriates without valid work permits or employment in Saudi Arabia is set to end on July 3 under the Nitaqat labour law, the Indian government has made elaborate arrangements for their smooth exit as they have to leave the Kingdom before the expiry of the deadline. Though expatriates from many Asian countries including Pakistan, Bangladesh, Philippines, …

75k Indians register to leave Saudi Arabia under Nitaqat law
11 years, 9 months ago

75k Indians register to leave Saudi Arabia under Nitaqat law

Firstpost  

As of May 20, 75,000 Indians have registered with the Indian Embassy in Riyadh and the Consulate in Jeddah to be processed and be send back with ’emergency certificate'. Jeddah: Terming the ‘Nitaqat’ law as an “opportunity” for those who are stuck in Saudi Arabia for years, India today said that contrary to perceptions, the number of Indians coming to …

Nitaqat scheme tests Khurshid’s tightrope-walking skills
11 years, 9 months ago

Nitaqat scheme tests Khurshid’s tightrope-walking skills

The Hindu  

External Affairs Minister, Salman Khurshid, arrived in Saudi Arabia on Friday at a delicate moment when the demands for the welfare of around 75,000 Indian workers who may soon have to leave the country have to be balanced with calls for deeper energy and security ties with Riyadh. Mr. Khurshid said that over 4,000 Indian volunteers had come forward to …

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