Kerala CM Oommen Chandy seeks Centre’s help to support Indians from Gulf

Gandhinagar: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Friday sought the Centre’s support to rehabilitate Indians who have returned from Saudi Arabia after change in laws there.

“The trends indicate that the employment opportunities in the Gulf sector may diminish and reforms like ‘Nitaqat’ may force Indians to return. We must think about how to rehabilitate those who come back and ways to use their expertise,” Mr Chandy said at the 13th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas.

The ‘Nitaqat’ law makes it mandatory for companies in Saudi Arabia to hire one Saudi national for every 10 migrant workers.