Indians stranded in Saudi Arabia: All you need to know about the issue
Indians stranded in Saudi Arabia: All you need to know about the issue Nearly 10,000 Indians stuck in Saudi Arabia are set to be evacuated and provided with food in the meanwhile, Sushma Swaraj, External Affairs Minister, informed the Parliament on Monday. Minister of State, VK Singh, will be travelling to Saudi Arabia soon to oversee the operation, which involves airlifting people. The minister was making a statement in the House after other members of Parliament (MPs) raised concerns over the plight of workers there. Here’s a gist of the entire issue and the Centre’s issue to provide relief to such workers. What is the issue? The Saudi government was forced to cut its spending last year on the back of plummeting oil prices As a result, it created pressure on the financials of local construction companies. Such firms employ foreign workers and rely on state contracts. The resultant strain on the firms led to nearly 10,000 workers being laid o...