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‘Indian workers are central to Middle East oil — yet, they’re unseen’Indian migrants have been crucial to the Middle Eastern oil industry from its beginnings. Professor Andrea Wright highlights their signific...
A new law in the works for safe, orderly migrationThe government is considering a new law to promote safe and orderly migration for overseas employment, replacing the Emigration Act of 1983...
External Affairs Ministry, SBI ink MoU to enhance digital payment services for eMigrate portal usersThe Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the State Bank of India (SBI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Saturday to enhance ...
India focussed on mitigating COVID-19's negative economic impact on talent abroad: Jaishankar"Our government has accorded the highest priority to promoting the interests of Indian emigrants for the last six years," Jaishankar said. ...
58,000 issued emigration clearance for jobs in Gulf in 2 yearsAccording to the Emigration Act, 1983, ECR categories of Indian-passport holders need to obtain Emigration Clearance from the office of POE...
Over 62,000 complaints received from Indians working abroad: GovernmentThe data was placed before Rajya Sabha by Minister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar while replying to a question on complaints repor...
India launches online registration system for foreign employersThe system makes it mandatory for the employer to fill in a registration application which will then be vetted by the Indian mission.
CBI arrests the Protector of Emigrants, KochiCBI today arrested the Protector of Emigrants (PoE), Kochi, a key accused in the nursing recruitment scam, involving crores of rupees.
UAE employers' registration for Indian workers made mandatoryIndia has made it mandatory for employers of Indian workers and nurses in the UAE to register themselves online on a government website bef...
Nursing recruitment scam: CBI examines Protector of EmigrantsAn FIR was registered last week against Adolfus and recruiting agency Al Zarafa Travels, the second accused in the case.
93 bodies of Indians waiting to brought back: GovernmentBesides Saudi Arabia, the other countries from where bodies are to be brought back to India include Oman, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Lebanon and M...
Digital signature for emigration clearance from Jan 16The decision is part of the e-migrate system launched by the Ministry last year aimed at easing the process of granting emigration clearanc...
Over 10,000 workers got emigration clearance for Iraq in 3 years: GovernmentThe Minister said 120 Indians stranded in conflict areas out of estimated 210 citizens have been evacuated so far including 46 nurses in Ti...
Rise in South Indian women going abroad for jobsThe number of women workers from South India going abroad, especially to countries in the Persian Gulf for jobs has been steadily increasin...
- All Protector of Emigrants offices to have live portals soon
The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs plans to expand the online framework to all nine PoEs across the country.
- Hassle-free online emigration service on anvil
Getting clearances to go abroad for jobs would soon be made easy with govt set to introduce a seamless service linking various stakeholders...
Government closely watching safety of Indians living abroad: Manmohan SinghThe statement comes in the backdrop of political turmoil in West Asia & fears that Indians working in there might come under attack.
- Under-graduates going for jobs abroad may have less hurdles
Under-graduates going for jobs abroad may not require the emigration checks if a proposal of the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs goes t...
- Recruiting agents upgrade skills
The Indian government will rope in recruiting agents to help identify trades and skill gaps in which potential emigrant workers can be impa...
- 'Laws to curb human trafficking to be made stringent'
In wake of the recent instance of BJP MP Babubhai Katara attempting to smuggle a woman out of the country posing his wife, Government is pl...