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Don't panic over Saudi Arabia situation:
Chandy
Saturday March 30, 2013 05:11:39 PM,
IANS
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Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Saturday said that given the
diplomatic and trade relations with Saudi Arabia, people from the
state in that country and their kin back home have little cause
for worry.
"At the moment, there is no cause for panic over the labour issues
in Saudi Arabia. We are confident that on account of the excellent
diplomatic and trade relations that we have with Saudi Arabia,
things can be sorted out," Chandy told reporters at a hurriedly
called press conference.
Chandy is leaving for Delhi on Tuesday to brief Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh and the external affairs ministry on the new
developments in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia has started to implement a new labour law that came
into effect November last, and specifies that every business
establishment should have a certain percentage of Saudi nationals.
"We are working out schemes, and all assistance will be provided
to those people who have to return in the light of the new policy
there," Chandy said.
According to the annual report of the Ministry of Overseas Indian
Affairs, Saudi Arabia continues to be a 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. The number
was 2.19 million in 2008, 1.84 million in 2003 and 1.36 million in
1998.
Meanwhile, opposition Communist Party of India-Marxist has said
that the government had not planned in advance, despite being
aware of the new policy that took effect six months ago.
"This government has been sleeping over this issue and they never
took any positive steps to come to the help of the workers who
would have to return all of a sudden," said a CPI-M leader.
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