81,000 Indians deported from Gulf this year’

New Delhi: Government on Thursday informed that over 81,000 Indians were deported from Gulf countries this year on different grounds, including non-possession of valid visas, resident permits and violation of local laws.Rajya Sabha was told that majority of the Indian workers were deported from UAE, followed by Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. The government figures, the UAE has deported emergency certificates to 40,088 workers, while Saudi Arabia has taken action against 28,904 illegal migrants .
   Middle-East countries who have deported Indian workers are Qatar (2,050), Bahrain (1,481) and Oman (1,086). Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi said Indian missions regularly take up the matter with local authorities for either regularising the stay of workers or organising their smooth deportation.“Further the complaints of ill treatment breach of contracts received from Indian workers are also taken up by the missions with sponsors, labour department and police authorities,” he said. A Times report quoted