Talks focus on pension scheme for Goan expats
VISITING Goan Non-Resident Indian (NRI) Affairs Directorate commissioner
Eduardo Faleiro met Goan community members at a meeting at the Karnataka Social
Club, Manama, last night.
Goa Overseas Employment Agency chairman Vice-Admiral John D'Silva and Goa NRI
Affairs director Ulhas D Kamat, who are accompanying Mr Faleiro on his Gulf
tour, and Indian Ambassador Balkrishna Shetty were present.
More than 150 Goan community members discussed pension schemes for Gulf
workers, orientation courses for domestic workers and possible flights to Goa.
The event also featured a presentation on investments and other opportunities
in Goa, as well as the services offered by the directorate.
Also present were YGC president Francis Correia, vice-president Gerard
Fernandes, Migrant Workers Protection Society vice-president Alfredo D'Souza
and Bahrain Goans Football League chairman G R Crasto, who spoke about
reservation of seats in professional colleges and the problems faced by Goan
housemaids and domestic workers.
(Gulf Daily News)
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