No reason for Indians in S Arabia to be paranoid: Govt

April 03, 2013 20:28

The government today said there was no reason for the two million plus strong Indian workforce in Saudi Arabia to be 'paranoid', on account of a new labour law -- Nitaqat -- and asserted there was 'ongoing' discussion with the Saudi authorities in the matter.

They also noted that there was a 'slight increase' in the number of Indians returning, after the authorities in that country started the strict implementation of the law against illegal migrants.

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