Indian workers` life in Gulf |
Officials of the Telangana state government in India cite stress, ill health and working in searing temperatures as the most common causes of death and say fatality numbers among migrants who travel to the Gulf from the state have remained stable. About 10,000 people migrate to the Gulf states every year from Telangana, and about 200 on average from Kalleda. Most migrants believe they will be able to make good money in Dubai in just a few years - an illusion unscrupulous agents create. When they left India, there were some economic gains but they paid a heavy price for it - working in inhuman conditions and leaving their families behind.Ramanna Chitla had worked in Dubai for 16 years when he returned to Jagtial, a town in Telangana, last year, determined to work to stop others from being tricked by agents. Over the years, the Indian government and non-governmental groups have received a steady stream of complaints from migrant workers, ranging from non-payment of wages to torture and abuse. The workers die due to ill health often attributed to exploitative work conditions.Government figures show there are some 6 million Indian migrants in the six Gulf states of Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman. More than 30,000 Indian nationals died in the Gulf states between 2005 and 2015.
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