Indian Workers Riyadh Saudi

On his first visit to Riyadh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ended the day breaking bread with workers at a residential complex habited by Indian workers who are working on the metro rail in the Saudi capital.

Police in Saudi Arabia are investigating the deaths of two unidentified Indian workers whose decomposed bodies were found north of capital Riyadh, a media report said today.

At least 300 Indian workers, who were stranded after being duped by their recruitment agencies in India, are set to leave the Saudi Arabia for their home country, with their sponsor finally agreeing to pay for the return journey after the Indian Embassy's intervention.

A Bangladeshi worker was killed and an Indian injured when a Saudi man opened fire at them for failing to make a prayer call on time at a mosque in Riyadh, a media report said today.

An Indian worker was critically injured when a speeding car hit him while crossing the road in Riyadh, a media report said on Tuesday.

An Indian, who spent almost nine years in jail in Saudi Arabia in connection with the murder of a Pakistani worker, has been deported to India after he was acquitted of the charges.

The Indian government has sought to create an effective legal framework to address the issues facing Indian domestic workers in Saudi Arabia.

Five Indian workers were killed in an accident in Saudi Arabia when the van they were travelling in overturned due to a tyre burst on a highway.

The Saudi Arabian government has proposed the launching of a hotline on which domestic workers, more often expatriates, can lodge complaints. The helpline facility will be available in eight languages, an official said.

The Indian embassy in Saudi Arabia has finally repatriated a group of Indian women workers who were not paid their salaries for the past nine months by their employer.

India has warned its nationals in Saudi Arabia against nefarious attempts by "self-styled social workers" to instigate Indian women workers to go on a strike.

An Indian worker, who was jailed for causing the death of a co-worker four years ago in Saudi Arabia, was released on the direction of a provincial governor

An Indian worker convicted of murdering a Saudi was beheaded by the sword in the Riyadh region on Thursday, the interior ministry said.

About 1.4 million Indian workers got regularised. 250 Indians are still stuck in Saudi Arabia without valid documents while nearly 140,000 workers have returned due to the kingdom's 'Nitaqat' labour policy, Overseas Indian Affairs Secretary Prem Narain has said.

The Indian embassy in Riyadh will start the verification and delivery process of a third batch of 12,000 applications for emergency certificates sought by expatriate Indian workers in Saudi Arabia who want to leave that country for good.

On his first visit to Riyadh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ended the day breaking bread with workers at a residential complex habited by Indian workers who are working on the metro rail in the Saudi capital.

Police in Saudi Arabia are investigating the deaths of two unidentified Indian workers whose decomposed bodies were found north of capital Riyadh, a media report said today.

At least 300 Indian workers, who were stranded after being duped by their recruitment agencies in India, are set to leave the Saudi Arabia for their home country, with their sponsor finally agreeing to pay for the return journey after the Indian Embassy's intervention.

A Bangladeshi worker was killed and an Indian injured when a Saudi man opened fire at them for failing to make a prayer call on time at a mosque in Riyadh, a media report said today.

An Indian worker was critically injured when a speeding car hit him while crossing the road in Riyadh, a media report said on Tuesday.

An Indian, who spent almost nine years in jail in Saudi Arabia in connection with the murder of a Pakistani worker, has been deported to India after he was acquitted of the charges.

The Indian government has sought to create an effective legal framework to address the issues facing Indian domestic workers in Saudi Arabia.

Five Indian workers were killed in an accident in Saudi Arabia when the van they were travelling in overturned due to a tyre burst on a highway.

The Saudi Arabian government has proposed the launching of a hotline on which domestic workers, more often expatriates, can lodge complaints. The helpline facility will be available in eight languages, an official said.

The Indian embassy in Saudi Arabia has finally repatriated a group of Indian women workers who were not paid their salaries for the past nine months by their employer.

India has warned its nationals in Saudi Arabia against nefarious attempts by "self-styled social workers" to instigate Indian women workers to go on a strike.

An Indian worker, who was jailed for causing the death of a co-worker four years ago in Saudi Arabia, was released on the direction of a provincial governor

An Indian worker convicted of murdering a Saudi was beheaded by the sword in the Riyadh region on Thursday, the interior ministry said.

About 1.4 million Indian workers got regularised. 250 Indians are still stuck in Saudi Arabia without valid documents while nearly 140,000 workers have returned due to the kingdom's 'Nitaqat' labour policy, Overseas Indian Affairs Secretary Prem Narain has said.

The Indian embassy in Riyadh will start the verification and delivery process of a third batch of 12,000 applications for emergency certificates sought by expatriate Indian workers in Saudi Arabia who want to leave that country for good.