), left for Saudi Arabia on Tuesday evening as the government confirmed that 7,700 Indian workers were affected by widespread layoffs in the West Asian country. Singh in Saudi Arabia to find out how many workers want to returnThe Minister of State for External Affairs, Gen. V.K. The final assessment came two days after External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj declared that over 10,000 Indian citizens were facing hardship in Saudi Arabia. “The information about each worker, about his total service, pending salary, desire to exit/continue/transfer,” Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Vikas Swarup said, “is being collected separately. The Minister, it is learnt, urged the envoy to ensure that the workers are allowed exit visas and are paid their dues before being repatriated.

Source: The Hindu August 02, 2016 20:37 UTC