Saudi Labour Laws

• Two killed in Saudi amid crackdown on illegal expatriates

  Two people have been killed in clashes in Saudi Arabia amid a nationwide crackdown on illegal expatriates, police said on Sunday.

• Free air tickets for Keralites returning from Saudi Arabia

  Kerala government has decided to provide free air tickets to Keralites who want to return from Saudi Arabia, where illegal foreigners were targeted under the country's new labour law, a state minister said.

• 150 Indians registered in drive by mission in Saudi Arabia

  Around 150 Indian expatriates registered themselves during a special drive launched today by the Indian Embassy to assist individuals who have overstayed in Saudi Arabia.

• Kerala government to help returnees from Saudi Arabia

  Kerala government has worked out schemes to help expatriates who return from Saudi Arabia due to implementation of new labour law 'Nitaqat' which mandates companies to hire locals, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said in Thiruvananthapuram today.

• 5,000 Indian expats in Saudi Arabia get new jobs

  Around 5,000 expatriate Indians in Saudi Arabia, affected by a new labour policy in the Gulf nation, have found new jobs, the Indian consul general in Jeddah said.

• Kerala minister to visit Saudi Arabia, Kuwait to help Indians

  Kerala Minister for Diaspora K.C. Joseph will visit Saudi Arabia and Kuwait this week to monitor arrangements for the smooth transfer of Keralites who have to leave these countries due to their new labour laws.

• Indian embassy in Saudi Arabia to process 12,000 more passes

  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.

• Foreign workers queue to quit Saudi Arabia

  Tens of thousands of foreign workers are trying to leave Saudi Arabia after the government of the world's No. 1 oil exporter said they would be forgiven any fees or fines for visa violations such as overstaying or switching jobs.

• Saudi's Nitaqat law: Procedures implemented in Indian workers' interest, says Finance Minister Al-Faisal

  In a bid to allay India's concerns over the controversial 'Nitaqat' labour law, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal today said "procedures" are being taken in the "best interest of Indian workers".

• Saudi Arabia authorities refuse to accept new Indian passports

  In fresh trouble for Indians in Saudi Arabia, the authorities there have refused to accept new passports issued by Indian diplomatic missions.

• Indian embassy in Saudi Arabia gets 15,000 passports

  The Indian embassy in Riyadh has received around 15,000 passports of Indian workers in Saudi Arabia, facing cases of running away from their local sponsors and other violations, from that country's foreign ministry.

• Nitaqat law: Emergency exit papers of 18,000 Indians processed

  About 18,000 Indian workers in Saudi Arabia, who had applied for emergency exit papers amid concerns about possible job losses after a new labour law, have got their travel documents processed.

• Regularise stay or return home, Riyadh mission tells Indians

  The Indian embassy in Riyadh has asked Indian workers in Saudi Arabia to either regularise their stay or return to India in view of the new labour policy in that country.

• India, Saudi Arabia to set up panel to address Indians' woes

  India and Saudi Arabia will set up a joint committee to address the problems faced by Indian workers in that Gulf nation in the wake of its new labour policy.

• India conveys concern to Saudi Arabia over Nitaqat law

  India on Sunday conveyed its concerns to Saudi Arabia over possible job loss to a large number of Indians in the Kingdom due to its new labour law.