Complaints from Overseas Indian Workers

 

          Complaints from Indian workers pertaining to contractual violations, viz.,  non-payment of salaries, long working hours, inadequate living conditions, physical harassment, refusal of leave or ‘exit/re-entry permits’ ‘final exit visa’, medical benefits, air tickets etc. are received from time to time.

    

          The Complaints pertaining to the Gulf Countries during the last three years are furnished below.

Country	2010	2011	2012 (upto Nov.)
Bahrain	1384	1163	812
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia	3139	2330	2547
Kuwait	4373	2854	3228
Oman	2262	2789	2183
Qatar	3034	3186	3087
Abu Dhabi, United Arab of Emirates	1036	1588	491

          This information was given by the Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs, Shri Vayalar Ravi in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today on 13-December-2012