Kshitiz Kant, Lucknow;Sharad Dubey, Mumbai
The Saudi Arabian government
has changed its laborers policy. The broadly spreading retail trading in Saudi,
the locals are given preference. Not only retail, but the house and commercial
construction’s bigger contracts also are allotted to the local firms and the
small contracts are given to outsourcing.
The heavy recession in
the construction works and because of declining price of crude oil in
international market jerked economy of Saudi government has caused this change.
The shortage in work and the bad days have begun for the Indian workers in the
wake of recession. Many companies are not able to pay the salaries to the
workers for the past three to four months. Thousands workers are now jobless
and began to go back their homes.
The victim of economic
recession, because of war in the past one year with the Yemen, and the cheap
crude oil both have stopped the projects under construction of the big oil
producing country of the world, Saudi Arabia.the Saudi government, because of crane
accident during Haj pilgrimage in Mekkah, has already sealed the famous
construction company like Saudi-bin –laden. The 20 thousands Indian of this
company have been sent back
Saudi Ozar is not able
to pay salaries to their workers nowadays. a few months ago, Saudi Ojar company
was at its acme point. The company has sent back 185 indian drivers to home.
Kuldeep Singh who returned from Yuksil company told he worked as a trolley
driver and earned hefty money, but the economic condition of Saudi Arabia is
not better nowadays. Companies are not able to pay the salaries, so the company
began to the retrenchment of its workers. Kuladeep told the company has sent
back 185 drivers; and next week, more than 200 drivers who are from Punjab
mostly are returning to India.
It is noticeable that
Saudi Arabia in the Arabian countries is mere country where more than 25 lakhs
are Indian workers; drivers, plumbers; security guards, tyremen, electricians,
and welders—all are working in the companies.
Mr Arun Kumar and Jai
Kumar, the owner of ticketing agency JP International, situated at Mumbai, told
that the big recruitment agencies like Traver Craft and Sound line which
reserved more than 5000 air tickets every month for Arab countries has slashed
it into 50 to 100.
Yusuf Patni,owner of
Man Power Recruitment Travel AgenciesYuhso company situated at Mumbai; Ayaz
Ahmad, owner of Nasir Overseas; and Shamsher, owner of Tawkul Manpower – all
have told that the work at Arabia has slashed 70 to 80 percent. They have
assumed that there are no new visas yet. The government will have to work out a
solid solution immediately.
