(From Silicon India)
Bangalore: More than 1,50,000 Indians working in Gulf countries have lost their jobs and returned to the country due to recession. Over 90 percent Indian immigrants work in the Gulf countries, majority of them being blue collar workers.
The minister for overseas Indian affairs, Vayalar Ravi said i that Indian workers in U.A.E. were most affected. Compared to U.A.E., Indian missions in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar have not had such an adverse affect on Indian workers although job loss has been reported in these countries as well. Although the correct figure of returnees was not provided, Ravi said that, "It is estimated that ranging from 50,000 to 1,50,000 workers have returned to India as a result of the delay in execution of projects The overseas ministry got no budgetary support as their request of around Rs 100 crore could not be accommodated in the Union budget. Many of the workers have, however, returned for a temporary period, that is, on leave without pay and expect to go back to the U.A.E. once the economy recovers. The Indian High Commission in Kuala Lumpur has also reported a similar affect. But nothing similar has been reported from Afghanistan, Syria, Sudan, Brunei, Libya, Jordan and Lebanon or in the Western countries like Germany, Britain and Canada
Bangalore: More than 1,50,000 Indians working in Gulf countries have lost their jobs and returned to the country due to recession. Over 90 percent Indian immigrants work in the Gulf countries, majority of them being blue collar workers.
The minister for overseas Indian affairs, Vayalar Ravi said i that Indian workers in U.A.E. were most affected. Compared to U.A.E., Indian missions in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar have not had such an adverse affect on Indian workers although job loss has been reported in these countries as well. Although the correct figure of returnees was not provided, Ravi said that, "It is estimated that ranging from 50,000 to 1,50,000 workers have returned to India as a result of the delay in execution of projects The overseas ministry got no budgetary support as their request of around Rs 100 crore could not be accommodated in the Union budget. Many of the workers have, however, returned for a temporary period, that is, on leave without pay and expect to go back to the U.A.E. once the economy recovers. The Indian High Commission in Kuala Lumpur has also reported a similar affect. But nothing similar has been reported from Afghanistan, Syria, Sudan, Brunei, Libya, Jordan and Lebanon or in the Western countries like Germany, Britain and Canada
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