Only 10 % Keralites Registered in Arab Says Chandy

13 May 2013
Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Monday thanked Saudi Arabia for considering the Indian government’s requests on implementation of new labour laws there, but expressed concern about the low percentage of Keralites among the 65,000 Indians now registered with the Indian mission.

“What we have been told by the Indian embassy is that all Indians, who do not have proper documents for staying there, should register before July 1. Residents from Uttar Pradesh lead the list and surprisingly the list contains just 10 percent from Kerala,” said Chandy while addressing editors from media houses here.

“We are, in a way, a bit baffled with the figures that just 10 percent Keralites have registered and the deadline ends on July 1. Hence I have asked State Minister for Non Residents Keralites K.C. Joseph to visit Riyadh, Dammam and Jeddah and meet up with all Kerala-based organizations to see that all those who do not have proper documents get themselves registered,” he said.

The Saudi government has announced an amnesty period for expatriate workers to either get their residency status regularized or leave the country.Saudi Arabia is implementing the Nitaqat or Saudisation policy, which makes it mandatory for all Saudi companies to reserve 10 percent of jobs for Saudi nationals.

Source – http://newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Only-10-percent-Keralites-among-Indians-registered-in-Saudi-Chandy/2013/05/13/article1588377.ece

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