New Saudi labour policy major issue for India:
Vayalar Ravi
Thursday March 28, 2013 06:35:10 PM,
IANS
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Thiruvananthapuram: A new Saudi labour policy reserving
10 percent of jobs for locals is a major issue for India as it
could lead to reduced employment there for Indians, a senior
minister said Thursday.
"It's a serious issue that will affect not only India but also
other countries. Yesterday I spoke to the Indian ambassador in
Saudi Arabia and has asked him to keep me informed on all the
developments," Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi
told TV channels in Kerala.
The deadline for implementing the new policy, called Nitaqat, ended
Wednesday. Under this, 10 percent of jobs even in small and medium
business establishments should be reserved for Saudi nationals.
Kerala's Diaspora Minister K.C.Joseph has said that the state
government is seized of the issue and Chief Minister Oommen Chandy
will be getting in touch with the prime minister and other central
ministers to ensure they make the necessary interventions.
"The one advantage that we have is our country has excellent
relations with the Saudi government. At the same time if they have
such a new rule, it's a policy of theirs and all what we can do is
to intervene in the most soft manner, expressing to them our
problems and the implications it would have on our economy as
there would be huge unemployment in our state if the rule gets
implemented in letter and spirit," Joseph said.
According to the annual report of the Ministry of Overseas Indian
Affairs, Saudi Arabia continues to be the desired destination
among low- and semi-skilled workers from India, attracting 289,297
people in 2011.
In 2011, 2.28 million Keralites were working abroad. Of them, some
570,000 are in Saudi Arabia.
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