The problems of Indian workers in Saudi Arabia have been resolved, according to Saudi Arabia

All workers affected would be fed, have papers arranged and flown back to India, if required, at the expense of the Saudi government,said Saud Bin Mohammed Al Sati Saudi Ambassador to India.

At a press conference in Delhi, MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup  confirmed that the governments were now working together to resolve all the four issues relating to the Indian workers.

Food and shelter issues will be taken into consideration. Workers will get their unpaid wages. Some of them who want to work in Arabia will be transferred to other companies for employment, and those wishing to return  will be sent back to India.

On 30^th  July Sushma Swaraj, External Affair Minister  had launched an operation to rescue Indian workers in Saudi Arabia, some of whom had reached out to her on Twitter. She had organized the distribution of more than 15,000 kgs of food to workers at camps in Jeddah and Riyadh.

“The problem was the result of a company (Saudi Oger Construction Company). Steps have been taken against it. This was an isolated case, not a trend or some phenomenon existing across other companies“Three million Indians live and work in Saudi Arabia, enjoy their life here . And there has been no change in the average number of Indians travelling to work in Saudi Arabia.” he added.

(Prepared from media sources by Seema Kumari)

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