Indians in Kuwait and their complaints
60,608 complaints made to Indian missions around the world, the majority come from Gulf states. Complaints included breach of contract, non-payment of salaries, harassment, abuse, and other exploitative working conditions.
The most complaints were registered in Saudi Arabia, with 12.5k complaints, followed by Kuwait with 12.1k complaints, Qatar with 9.8k complaints, and the UAE with 6.2k. Proportionally, the highest rate of complaints were made in Kuwait.
The number of Indian migrants working in the Gulf is estimated to be 7 million. India’s migrants do tend to have comparatively better access to redress and complaint mechanisms in part because of the services provided by their embassies and in part because of entrenched social networks.he data provided by embassies provide a somewhat rare qualitative account of the scale of abuse in the GCC, but still the numbers provide only a glimpse into the actual conditions of workers .Gulf governments are often tight-lipped regarding migrant data, publishing limited and often unrepresentative statistics, if anything at all; for instance in the UAE repeatedly claims unbelievably low instances of trafficking,despite it being a transit point for Indonesian domestic workers into other banned Gulf states as well as the widespread accounts of forced labour on large projects and in private homes.
Source : Migrant Rights
Kuwait News
- Events in Kuwait
- Arrested 531 individuals wanted by law
- 3 days holidays
- Strong earthquake hits Kuwait, Iraq and Iranian border
- Kuwait’s Documentary Video in URDU Language
- Video – Women harassed by 4 men
- Son stabs father to death in home
- Legal action against those ‘criticizing’ Kuwait in Social Media
- Ministry saved 7 million dinars from ENGLISH TO ARABIC correct translation
- 15 KD fine for bikers
- From Wednesday, Not anymore plates removing but impounding for two months
- After 8th November, due to following violations, cars will impound for 60 days
- Scores arrested in nationwide raids
- Jail and deportation for expats in forging
- 3 men, woman caught in parking area
- Govt working on plan to deal with rise in commodity prices
- Expat arrested who obtained the Kuwaiti Citizenship by fraud, the Kuwaiti who was died and buried in desert
- Reduce the bonuses of both Kuwaitis and expatriate by 50 percent
- Money Laundering network busted
- Arrested for spreading rumors – WARNINGS
- Cars not observing “lane rules” will be seized
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