Indian embassies in Gulf poorly staffed, complain NRIs LOPAMUDRA GHATAK [ 7 Jan, 2007 1949hrs ISTINDIATIMES NEWS NETWORK ]
NEW DELHI: Unhealthy working conditions, poor pay, stringent labour laws, a completely different socio-economic milieu, language barrier, inadequate embassy staff, coupled with not enough support from the Indian government has left Indians in the Gulf a disgruntled lot. At the ongoing 5th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in the Capital, Indian representatives from the Gulf were clear about one thing: The Government of India (GoI) clearly needed to do much more in order to improve the lot of the Indians in the Gulf who send home the largest remittances. Indian workers in Saudi Arabia, living in "labour camp-like environments", often have to face hostile employers or sponsors, who hold up their passports. And that is only the tip of the iceberg, feels Balachandran Nair, General Convener, Non-Resident Keralites Welfare Association, Saudi Arabia. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Indian_missions_poorly_staffed_Gulf_NRIs/articleshow/1084763.cms -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 43 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/attachments/20070107/ad17cb2a/attachment.gif
