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Bodies Of 45 Indians Who Died In Kuwait Fire Reach Kerala
The bodies of 45 Indian workers, who died in a massive fire in Kuwaittwo days ago, were brought back this morning. A special aircraft of the Indian Air Force landed in Kerala's Kochi and handed over 31 bodies of workers from three southern states.
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Kuwait Building Fire: Bodies Of 45 Indians, Air Force Aircraft On Standby
Kuwait Thursday said authorities have identified the bodies of 45 Indians and three Filipino nationals killed in the tragic fire incident in a building housing foreign workers as the Gulf Kingdom vowed to promptly investigate the incident.
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UP, Bihar Replace Kerala As Top Supplier Of Blue-Collar Workforce To Gulf Nations: Report
According to the report, there has been a 50 percent increase in the migration of blue-collar workers from India to the GCC in the first seven months of 2023.
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World Cup Migrant Workers Still Jailed In Qatar For Demanding Unpaid Wages
Since protests in January over unpaid wages, three migrant workers for the World Cup finals in Qatar have been detained in the Gulf nation.
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Government Pursuing Return Of Indian Workers With Gulf Nations: Foreign Minister
The government is working to ensure that Indian workers are back to their work and jobs in the Gulf and is pursuing the issue with its counterparts in the region at the highest level, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told the Rajya Sabha.
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India, Kuwait Sign Pact For Cooperation On Recruitment Of Indian Workers
India and Kuwait have signed an MoU that brings Indian domestic workers in the Gulf nation within the ambit of a legal framework that streamlines their recruitment and provides them with the protection of the law.
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Salary Income Of Indians In Gulf Exempt From Income Tax: Finance Minister
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said salary income earned by non-resident Indians in Gulf countries would continue to be exempt from tax in India.
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8 Lakh Indians May Have To Leave As Kuwait Approves A Draft Expat Quota Bill: Report
A total of 8 lakh Indians may be forced to leave Kuwait as its National Assembly committee has approved a draft expat quota bill seeking to reduce the number of foreign workers in the Gulf country.
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In Last 6 Years, 10 Indian Workers Died Every Day In Gulf Nations: Report
About 10 workers from India died everyday on an average during the last six years in Gulf countries, which contribute over half of total foreign remittances to the country, a voluntary group has said on the basis of RTI replies.
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Indians In Middle East Face Harsh Sentences For Popping Banned Painkiller
Migrant workers in Gulf states, often find themselves in a cycle of poverty and pain - they put in long hours in the searing heat and then pop painkillers to keep going and ensure their wages are not docked.
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Underpaid, Abused, Cheated: Death Brings Home Reality Of Indian Workers' Life In Gulf
Jagital, Telangana: On a hot, sleepy afternoon at Kalleda village in Telangana, Laxmi Malaya sat on the porch of her house where the body of her husband Chittam – a daily wage labourer in Dubai – was to be brought the next day. Chittam, 45, was the second migrant worker from the village to have died in Dubai in September and among the nearly 45...
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Death Brings Home Reality Of Indian Workers' Life In Gulf
On a hot, sleepy afternoon at Kalleda village in the southern Indian state of Telangana, Laxmi Malaya sat on the porch of her house where the body of her husband Chittam - a daily wage labourer in Dubai - was to be brought the next day.
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India Sets Up Centre To Help Migrant Workers In The Gulf
Chennai: A new resource centre for Indian migrants employed in Gulf states will help reduce the risk of workers being trafficked to fake jobs and exploited, officials said on Tuesday. With a 24-hour helpline and a team of advisers, the Indian Workers’ Resource Centre in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates aims to help the thousands of Indian work...
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24-Hour Helpline, New Centre To Help Indian Workers In Gulf
A new resource centre for Indian migrants employed in Gulf states will help reduce the risk of workers being trafficked to fake jobs and exploited, officials said Tuesday.
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Sushma Swaraj, Qatar Foreign Minister Discuss Welfare Of Indian Workers
Amid a diplomatic standoff between Qatar and four Arab nations, the welfare of Indian workers in the gas-rich Gulf nation came up for discussion during a meeting between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani here on Saturday.
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Bodies Of 45 Indians Who Died In Kuwait Fire Reach Kerala
The bodies of 45 Indian workers, who died in a massive fire in Kuwaittwo days ago, were brought back this morning. A special aircraft of the Indian Air Force landed in Kerala's Kochi and handed over 31 bodies of workers from three southern states.
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Kuwait Building Fire: Bodies Of 45 Indians, Air Force Aircraft On Standby
Kuwait Thursday said authorities have identified the bodies of 45 Indians and three Filipino nationals killed in the tragic fire incident in a building housing foreign workers as the Gulf Kingdom vowed to promptly investigate the incident.
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UP, Bihar Replace Kerala As Top Supplier Of Blue-Collar Workforce To Gulf Nations: Report
According to the report, there has been a 50 percent increase in the migration of blue-collar workers from India to the GCC in the first seven months of 2023.
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World Cup Migrant Workers Still Jailed In Qatar For Demanding Unpaid Wages
Since protests in January over unpaid wages, three migrant workers for the World Cup finals in Qatar have been detained in the Gulf nation.
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Government Pursuing Return Of Indian Workers With Gulf Nations: Foreign Minister
The government is working to ensure that Indian workers are back to their work and jobs in the Gulf and is pursuing the issue with its counterparts in the region at the highest level, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told the Rajya Sabha.
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India, Kuwait Sign Pact For Cooperation On Recruitment Of Indian Workers
India and Kuwait have signed an MoU that brings Indian domestic workers in the Gulf nation within the ambit of a legal framework that streamlines their recruitment and provides them with the protection of the law.
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Salary Income Of Indians In Gulf Exempt From Income Tax: Finance Minister
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said salary income earned by non-resident Indians in Gulf countries would continue to be exempt from tax in India.
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8 Lakh Indians May Have To Leave As Kuwait Approves A Draft Expat Quota Bill: Report
A total of 8 lakh Indians may be forced to leave Kuwait as its National Assembly committee has approved a draft expat quota bill seeking to reduce the number of foreign workers in the Gulf country.
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In Last 6 Years, 10 Indian Workers Died Every Day In Gulf Nations: Report
About 10 workers from India died everyday on an average during the last six years in Gulf countries, which contribute over half of total foreign remittances to the country, a voluntary group has said on the basis of RTI replies.
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Indians In Middle East Face Harsh Sentences For Popping Banned Painkiller
Migrant workers in Gulf states, often find themselves in a cycle of poverty and pain - they put in long hours in the searing heat and then pop painkillers to keep going and ensure their wages are not docked.
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Underpaid, Abused, Cheated: Death Brings Home Reality Of Indian Workers' Life In Gulf
Jagital, Telangana: On a hot, sleepy afternoon at Kalleda village in Telangana, Laxmi Malaya sat on the porch of her house where the body of her husband Chittam – a daily wage labourer in Dubai – was to be brought the next day. Chittam, 45, was the second migrant worker from the village to have died in Dubai in September and among the nearly 45...
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Death Brings Home Reality Of Indian Workers' Life In Gulf
On a hot, sleepy afternoon at Kalleda village in the southern Indian state of Telangana, Laxmi Malaya sat on the porch of her house where the body of her husband Chittam - a daily wage labourer in Dubai - was to be brought the next day.
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India Sets Up Centre To Help Migrant Workers In The Gulf
Chennai: A new resource centre for Indian migrants employed in Gulf states will help reduce the risk of workers being trafficked to fake jobs and exploited, officials said on Tuesday. With a 24-hour helpline and a team of advisers, the Indian Workers’ Resource Centre in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates aims to help the thousands of Indian work...
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24-Hour Helpline, New Centre To Help Indian Workers In Gulf
A new resource centre for Indian migrants employed in Gulf states will help reduce the risk of workers being trafficked to fake jobs and exploited, officials said Tuesday.
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Sushma Swaraj, Qatar Foreign Minister Discuss Welfare Of Indian Workers
Amid a diplomatic standoff between Qatar and four Arab nations, the welfare of Indian workers in the gas-rich Gulf nation came up for discussion during a meeting between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani here on Saturday.
