LABOURERS IN KUWAIT
Kuwaiti authorities launch crackdown on illegal property extensions after Mangaf fire
Most deaths were due to smoke inhalation while residents in the building were sleeping when the fire broke out early Wednesday in Kuwait's southern city of Mangaf in Ahmadi Governorate. The building was home to 196 migrant workers, mostly Indians. The Kuwait Municipality has launched a rigorous crackdown on illegal property extensions, the Arab Times newspaper reported.
Kuwait fire tragedy: Victim's body arrives in Kolkata; BJP's Agnimitra Paul attacks Mamata govt
The body of Dwarikesh Pattanayak, a victim of the Kuwait fire tragedy, arrived at Kolkata airport. West Bengal Minister Sujit Bose and BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul paid their respects. Paul demanded Rs 10 lakh compensation and education sponsorship for the victim's family. Union Minister Kirti Vardhan Singh expedited bringing the deceased Indians' remains back.
"Interests of citizens of India are safeguarded by GoI": BJP's V Muraleedharan on Kerala Minister's visit to Kuwait
BJP leader V Muraleedharan has defended the decision of Kerala Health Minister Veena George to travel to Kuwait to coordinate the relief operation following a fire incident in Kuwait that killed 45 Indians, primarily from Kerala. Muraleedharan argued that the interests of Indian citizens living abroad are protected by the Indian government, and that the state minister's travel to a foreign country is unnecessary.
India plans to examine contracts of 40 workers who died in Kuwait fire
A devastating fire on Wednesday in a multi-storey building housing foreign workers in southern Kuwait's Mangaf area killed 49 people, mostly Indians, and injured over 50 others out of an expected 160 people who were present in the building at the time of the accident.
Kuwait fire: IAF's C-130J Super Hercules on stand-by at Hindan airbase for bringing back bodies of Indians
Kuwaiti authorities are conducting DNA tests on over 40 Indian victims of a deadly fire in the Mangaf area. An Indian Air Force aircraft is ready to repatriate the bodies. Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh is in Kuwait to assist the injured and expedite the return of remains. The fire claimed 49 lives, including 42 Indians. Singh met with Kuwait's foreign minister, who promised full support, including medical care and a thorough investigation.
Kuwait fire tragedy: Emir orders probe; authorities launch crackdown
The Kuwait government has ordered a crackdown against the guilty, particularly the real estate owner. On Wednesday, Kuwaiti deputy premier, defence and interior minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah, rushed to the accident site and visited the hospitals where the injured workers were taken for treatment. He has ordered the arrest of the Kuwaiti landlord of the building where fire broke out.
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Kuwait Fire: Several Indians killed, Jaishankar calls it shocking. Here is all you should know
Kuwait Mangaf Fire Indians: In Kuwait's Mangaf area, a tragic fire claimed 49 lives, including several Indians. Most victims, aged 20-50, succumbed to smoke inhalation. 15 others were injured, with five firefighters harmed during rescue operations. Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousuf Al-Sabah ordered arrests, highlighting safety concerns. The Indian Embassy issued helpline numbers, and Ambassador Swaika visited hospitals to offer assistance. Eyewitnesses recounted the horrifying scene as flames engulfed the building.
India's mission in touch with Kuwaiti authorities to provide relief to its citizens affected in Mangaf fire
India's mission in Kuwait is investigating the tragic fire incident in Mangaf, Kuwait, which killed 49 foreign workers, including around 40 Indians, and injured 50. The fire started in a building housing migrant workers in Mangaf.
Many Keralites lost lives in Kuwait fire incident, 30-year-old Shameer among them
Around 40 Indians are understood to have died and over 50 are injured in a tragic fire incident at a labour housing facility in the Mangaf area of Kuwait on Wednesday, the Ministry of External Affairs said, adding the injured are being treated in five government hospitals in Kuwait.
Kerala CM writes to EAM Jaishankar, seeks Centre's intervention in Kuwait fire incident
In his letter, Vijayan said that he came across reports that a fire had broken out in a camp -- known as NBTC camp -- in Mangaf, Kuwait and many Indians, including some from Kerala, have lost their lives.
Finding out if Tamils were among victims of Kuwait fire, says Tamil Nadu government
If Tamils were among injured, necessary medical assistance should be provided by getting information on them, Chief Minister M K Stalin has directed the Commissionerate of Rehabilitation and Welfare of Non Resident Tamils.
Union minister KV Singh urgently leaving for Kuwait to assist victims of fire tragedy
Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh is travelling to Kuwait to assist Indians injured in a devastating fire and ensure repatriation of mortal remains. Over 40, mostly Indians, died in the fire in a building in southern Kuwait.
Workers from UP, Bihar, Tamil Nadu constitute majority of workforce from India in Middle East: Report
This report analyzes data from the Huntr platform and reveals that workers from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, and Tamil Nadu are the highest contributors to the migration of construction workers from India to the GCC countries. The report also highlights the importance of certifications from NSDC, physical fitness, communication skills in English, and adaptability to different working conditions and cultures.
India praises Kuwait's stand of neutrality in region
The Indian Ambassador, on Sunday, called on the Information Minister of the State of Kuwait, Abdulrahman B Almutairi. The focus of the discussions was on deepening cultural and media cooperation, including participation in cultural events, museum cooperation, media exchanges and tourism potential, according to the report.
Summer means suffering: How workers survive intense Gulf heat
Workers from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are ubiquitous in the oil-rich Gulf countries, providing cheap labour and filling the jobs shunned by citizens in favour of high-paying government positions.
After Covid, could the next big killer be heatwaves?
The chilling report by the UN's climate science advisory panel paints a grim -- and deadly -- picture for a warming planet. If the world warms by 1.5 degrees Celsius -- 0.4 degrees above today's level -- 14 percent of the population will be exposed to severe heatwaves at least once every five years, "a significant increase in heatwave magnitude", the report says.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar meets Kuwaiti FM; holds productive discussions
The two sides also signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that will give Indian workers greater legal protection in Kuwait.
S Jaishankar to begin Kuwait visit on June 9, to carry PM Modi's letter to Kuwaiti Emir
The visit comes nearly three months after the two countries decided to establish a joint ministerial commission to formulate a framework to strengthen ties in sectors like energy, trade, investment, manpower and labour and information technology.
Expats struggle to get vaccines in Kuwait, citizens come 1st
Unlike other Gulf Arab states that have administered doses to masses of foreign workers in a race to reach herd immunity, Kuwait has come under fire for vaccinating its own people first.
India, Kuwait sets up Joint Commission to push security ties; attracting Kuwaiti investments
The JCM was formed at a meeting between Sheikh (Dr.) Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Foreign Minister S Jaishankar here. The visiting Minister also handed over to Jaishankar a letter from Kuwait’s Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
View: Kerala's remittance rush may be over for good
For economies that depend on this foreign income, the outlook for 2020 is bleak.
New expat bill may force 8 lakh Indians to leave Kuwait
Kuwait's Prime Minsiter proposed reduction in the number of expats from 70% to 30% of the total population.
For Indians in the Gulf, Covid paints an uncertain future
Millions of Indian workers are staring at an uncertain future as Covid shuttered businesses and crashed oil.
15,000 people, 12 nations, 7 days air evacuation begins on 7th
As per the plan, day 1 will see special flights of Air India taking off for Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Riyadh, Doha, London, San Francisco, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Dhaka and Manila to repatriate 2,300 Indians.
Migration to Gulf for jobs drops 62% over 5 years
The five-year outflow of Indian workers to Gulf peaked in 2014 at 7.76 lakh.
UAE shrinks job categories for expats from 3,000 to 700
Companies can apply for new work permits for their expat employees with job titles selected from the new list, which was introduced last month.
28,523 Indian nationals died in Gulf countries in last 4 years, Lok Sabha told
About 1,021 deaths of Indian nationals between 2014-2018 was recorded in Bahrain while 2,932 deaths were recorded in Kuwait.
Indian Embassy revises minimum wage for workers in Kuwait
In a similar communique, the embassy warned against Indian touts hanging around its premises trying to cheat and mislead their countrymen.
Sponsorship system for expatriates to end in Kuwait: Government
Kuwait is set to scrap the sponsorship system for foreign workers and replace it with a new one, a senior government official said.
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