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Indian workers hold ground in Gulf despite risks as Mideast war wagesIndian blue-collar workers in West Asia are choosing to stay despite escalating military conflict to protect their jobs and support familie...
A deadly fire exposes the plight of low-paid migrants in wealthy KuwaitIn Kuwait, a devastating fire that killed 49 migrant workers has revealed severe housing issues for low-income workers. Authorities respond...
Kuwait fire: NBTC MD says company will take care of victims' familiesNBTC had earlier in a statement said it was greatly "shocked and saddened by the tragic incident" in one of its residential accommodations ...
Kuwait fire tragedy: Punjab man who died was sole breadwinner of his familyHimat Rai, a Hoshiarpur native, was tragically killed in a fire in Mangaf, Kuwait. He was the sole provider for his family, leaving them in...
Kuwait Fire: PM Modi announces Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia for victim's families, Indian Embassy extends supportPrime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the death of at least 40 Indian nationals in a devastating fire in a building in the sout...
Kerala CM writes to EAM Jaishankar, seeks Centre's intervention in Kuwait fire incidentIn his letter, Vijayan said that he came across reports that a fire had broken out in a camp -- known as NBTC camp -- in Mangaf, Kuwait and...
Workers from UP, Bihar, Tamil Nadu constitute majority of workforce from India in Middle East: ReportThis report analyzes data from the Huntr platform and reveals that workers from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, and Tamil Nadu are the hig...
Summer means suffering: How workers survive intense Gulf heatWorkers from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are ubiquitous in the oil-rich Gulf countries, providing cheap labour and fil...
UAE shrinks job categories for expats from 3,000 to 700Companies can apply for new work permits for their expat employees with job titles selected from the new list, which was introduced last mo...
Kuwait to compensate 710 unpaid Indian workers of construction firmLast year, over 3,600 Indian workers were left stranded in a state of penury for several months in Kuwait after the Kharafi National Compan...
Indians in Kuwait advised to comply with residency, visa lawsIndia has advised its nationals residing in Kuwait to comply with local residency and visa laws as a number of expatriates have been arrest...
2 Indians among 26 killed in ISIS suicide attack in Kuwait mosqueTwo Indians were killed in a suicide attack at a Shia mosque in Kuwait, according to Indian Embassy, which has asked Indian nationals to be...
More Indians held captive in Iraq, says reportLast week, Amnesty International reported that hundreds of Indian construction workers working in Najaf had been held virtually captive by ...
Illegal entry stalls exit of 121 Indians from IraqVisas of at 121 youths from Jalandhar and Fatehgarh Sahib have expired 2 months ago forcing them to stay back in the city of Karbala.
Sunday ET: Labour laws: Indians in Gulf forced to return or look for greener pasturesBack home, the workers are looking to start afresh. Their best bet seems to be rehabilitation packages.
Indians move to Gulf countries again on signs of economic recoveryMost of the Gulf economies are in recovery mode and the number of Indians going to work in the region is showing an upward trend again.
- Two from Tamil Nadu killed in Iraq
Shattered by the news of the death of their sons in a bomb blast in Iraq on May 8, two families in Tamil Nadu are waiting for help from the...