Indian Workers
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10 Indian construction workers stranded in West Bank rescued by Israeli authorities
World | Mar 07, 2025, 06:44 AM ISTThese 10 Indian workers were stuck in A-Za'im for more than one month before the Population and Immigration Authority rescued them.
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Kuwait fire tragedy claims 49 lives, mostly Indians: What we know so far about Mangaf labour camp
World | Jun 13, 2024, 12:13 PM ISTKuwait Interior Ministry said that the death toll from the tragic fire has reached 49. More than 40 of the dead were Indians while over 50 Indian nationals were injured in the fire.
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Kuwait fire: Bodies charred beyond recognition, IAF's C-130J will bring them back, says MoS
World | Jun 13, 2024, 04:52 PM ISTBefore leaving for Kuwait to oversee assistance of Indians injured in the devastating fire and to ensure the repatriation of the mortal remains of those killed, the Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh said that some of the bodies have been charred beyond recognition.
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'Govt has gone deaf': Indian workers facing deportation in Canada to go on full hunger strike
World | May 29, 2024, 07:23 AM ISTIndian workers have been protesting since May 9 after Canada's Prince Edward Island (PEI) announced a 25 per cent cut in the number of permanent residency numbers. The new rules have reduced annual permits from 2,100 to 1,600 in 2024, causing workers in low-skill jobs to face deportation.
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6,000 construction workers from India to arrive in Israel in April-May amid labour shortage
World | Apr 11, 2024, 11:43 AM ISTThese workers will be brought to Israel via an "air shuttle" to help the country's labour shortage amid the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip. An acute shortage of workers has talled several projects, causing concerns about the increasing cost of living.
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200 unpaid Indian workers in UAE to get wages
World | Sep 10, 2019, 12:14 PM IST"The issue of Al Wasita Emirates Catering Services should be resolved shortly. They will receive their unpaid salaries, air tickets and visa cancellation done hopefully in the next week or so," said Pooja Vernekar, First Secretary (Community Affairs), Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi.
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Special show: How ISIS killed 39 Indian construction workers near Mosul in Iraq
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Facing pressure, Trump administration backs off proposed 'draconian' H-1B visa rules
India | Jan 09, 2018, 12:47 PM ISTTrump administration on Monday announced that it was not considering any proposal that could lead to deportation of thousands of H-1B visa holders by denying them extensions beyond the maximum permissible period of six years.
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Trump admin’s proposed changes in H-1B visa regime may lead to mass deportation of Indians
Business | Jan 02, 2018, 01:25 PM ISTThe Trump administration is considering a proposal which may result in large scale deportation of Indians from the US.
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Return by Sep 25 or make your own arrangements: Sushma Swaraj to laid-off Indian workers in Saudi Arabia
National | Aug 23, 2016, 08:37 PM ISTReturn by Sep 25 or make your own arrangements: Sushma Swaraj to laid-off Indian workers in Saudi Arabia Appealing to the Indian workers who have lost their jobs in Saudi Arabia to return to India
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No proof that Indians in Iraq have been killed, clarifies government
National | Nov 28, 2014, 12:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: Taking strong note of the reports claiming that 39 Indian workers were killed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said that there is
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39 out of 40 missing Indian workers in Iraq killed by ISIS, claim Bangladeshi workers
India | Nov 28, 2014, 12:02 PM ISTNew Delhi: Thirty nine out of forty missing Indian workers in Iraq since June this year have been killed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorists, according to claims made on a
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Indian workers in Saudi Arabia can regularise visa status
World | May 02, 2013, 05:22 PM ISTDubai, May 2: In a bid to address the problems arising out of Saudi Arabia's new labour policy, Indian workers who have travelled to that Gulf nation legally will be allowed to regularise their visa
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2012 saw new schemes for overseas Indian workers
Jan 01, 2013, 12:59 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 1: A pension and life insurance scheme for Indian workers abroad, signing of social security pacts with a number of countries and unfulfilled promise of streamlining the immigration process marked 2012 for
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Unearthing history: Indian workers killed 110 years ago in Suriname
India | Nov 22, 2012, 10:46 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 22: An archaeologist's plans to locate the graves of Indian indentured workers killed 110 years ago in Suriname has revived interest in a long buried episode in the history of the Indian
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Kuwait arrests over 1,000 Indian workers, Krishna steps in
World | Sep 24, 2012, 07:43 PM ISTDubai, Sep 24: The Indian Embassy in Kuwait is seeking consular access to over 1,000 Indians who have been detained by the authorities in the Gulf nation in an alleged case of visa misuse, a