An Indian family in Saudi Arabia, which could not return to India during the amnesty period granted by the country’s authorities to illegal expatriates last year, has finally been repatriated. Members of Zahid Hussain’s family, hailing from India’s Maharashtra state, have been deported and have reached home, the Arab News reported Wednesday. Zahid, however, was […]
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday expressed his gratitude to Saudi Arabia for addressing the problems of over a million Indian workers after that country adopted a new labour policy. “…I would like to record my appreciation for the work of the (India’s) ministry of external affairs and the ministry of overseas Indian affairs as also […]
Visiting Saudi Arabian Labour Minister Adel bin Mohammed Fakeih, addressing a press conference her, also said that the kingdom has issued more than one million work visas, including many to the Indian community. He said Saudi Arabia has always had “excellent relations with Indian workers – one of the communities we had the least of […]
India and Saudi Arabia Thursday inked a “landmark” agreement for protection of the rights of domestic Indian workers in the kingdom as visiting Saudi Arabian Labour Minister Adel bin Mohammed Fakeih said a committee of senior officials from both sides would be set up to look into any possible future difficulties. The Agreement on Labour […]
Seven Indian workers, who were detained for staying in Saudi Arabia in violation of visa laws, were released from the Abha detention centre in Asir province. The workers, some of whom were in violation of visa regulations and the rest cheated by their sponsors, were released Thursday, Arab News reported Sunday. Four of them flew […]