Union external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday appealed to the Indian workers who have lost their jobs in Saudi Arabia to return to India by September 25, failing which they will have to mak
Union external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday appealed to the Indian workers who have lost their jobs in Saudi Arabia to return to India by September 25, failing which they will have to make their own arrangements for boarding, lodging and the return journey.
“@Gen_VKSingh (MoS, external affairs, Gen. (Retd.) V.K. Singh) visited Saudi Arabia twice to resolve the problems of Indian workers rendered unemployed due to closure of companies there. My advice to all such Indian workers is that they should file their claims and return home by 25th September, 2016. We will bring them back free of charge. Those who do not return by 25th September will have to make their own arrangements for boarding, lodging and return journey,” Ms. Swaraj said in a series of tweets.
This is the minister’s second appeal to Indian workers. Earlier on Sunday, she had reportedly said that when the Saudi government settles with the companies which have closed down, the dues of the workers will also be paid, asserting that settlement of claims will take time and that there was no point in waiting in Saudi Arabia indefinitely.
Earlier this month, Gen. (Retd.) V.K. Singh had rushed to Saudi Arabia after a large number of Indian workers sought the Indian government’s intervention in taking up their difficulties with the Saudi authorities.
