Wednesday 17 August 2016

The (De)pressing Issue of Migrant Workers

IDPsThe recent news in the media about the plight of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia has highlighted a potential pressing economic issue. India had a problem with some 3,000 workers in Saudi Arabia who had not been paid their wages and were not being allowed to leave the Kingdom. They were facing harsh conditions with little or no food and water. The Government of India stepped in and negotiations were conducted to either bring the workers home or adjust them in other jobs as well as getting their dues cleared. This news had hardly settled down when a similar story came up about Pakistani workers in Saudi Arabia.

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