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New Saudi labour law won`t affect genuine workers: Salman Khurshid

Last Updated: Sunday, April 14, 2013, 15:41

Saudi Arabia`s new labour policy will affect only illegal immigrants and not genuine workers employed in the Kingdom, India`s External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid has said.

Protests in Kerala against retrenchment of expat workers in Saudi Arabia

Last Updated: Thursday, April 11, 2013, 11:32

Scores of Indian expats, who were forced to return home from Saudi Arabia, following the new work force regulations in the oil rich country, staged a mass protest rally at Thiruvanthapuram.

No crisis for Indian expatriates for 2 months in Saudi: Ahamed

Last Updated: Saturday, April 6, 2013, 11:27

Indian expatriates in Saudi Arabia will not face problems for the next two months in the wake of implementation of new labour policy Nitaqat in the Gulf country, Union Minister E Ahamed has said.

Indian labour group demands pension scheme for Gulf returnees

Last Updated: Friday, April 5, 2013, 14:41

A Gulf-based labour welfare organisation has urged the Kerala and central governments to introduce some kind of a pension scheme for those Indians returning to India unexpectedly without much savings.

New Saudi work policy to impact thousands of Indians

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 2, 2013, 14:58

Thousands of Indians, especially Malayalis employed in Saudi Arabia, may be impacted by a new work policy of the kingdom that seeks to reserve a certain percentage of jobs for locals.

Kerala urges Centre to seek Saudi Arabia amnesty

Last Updated: Monday, April 1, 2013, 13:19

Opposition leader VS Achuthanandan criticised the Prime Minister for "not intervening" in the matter.

No panic situation due to new Saudi job law: Chandy

Last Updated: Saturday, March 30, 2013, 14:01

Saudi Arabia`s new labour policy, which is expected to affect expatriate workers of Kerala has not created a panic situation and India is trying to find a solution Oommen Chandy said.