Indian workers’ shortage hits Saudi jewellery sector

Indian workers’ shortage hits Saudi jewellery sector

The shortage of Indian workers has forced around 400 jewellery workshops in Saudi Arabia to shut down with 100 others struggling to survive. “We now have 100 gold workshops that employ about 5,000 foreign workers, but there are very few skilled workers in the industry following the labour ministry’s decision to reduce the quota to […]

Exploitation of Indian workers in Gulf has come down: Minister

Exploitation of Indian workers in Gulf has come down: Minister

Exploitation of Indian workers in the Gulf countries has come down significantly on the back of a series of steps being taken and social security agreements being signed by the governments, Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi said Wednesday. “The first priority of the ministry has been to protect the interests of Indian workers in […]