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Saudi to again hire Indian maids - on reduced salaries

  •   Wed, Jun 12 2013 03:41:56 PM

Riyadh, Jun 12 (IANS): Saudi Arabia will resume the hiring of Indian female domestic workers but on less salaries than before, Xinhua reported Wednesday citing the Al Hayat newspaper.

This is part of an agreement recently signed by the two countries' labour ministries, according to Ahmed Al Faheed, under secretary (International Affairs) at the Saudi labour ministry.

He said that the hiring of Indian maids will be resumed soon after it was halted due to conditions imposed by the Indian government.

A few years ago, the Indian government set certain conditions on the hiring of Indian maids, such as fixed deposits in the Indian embassies and high salaries for the maids. Many Gulf families, however, complained it was too expensive for hiring such unskilled maids, as they have to be trained for months before they can handle all the work.

Al Faheed revealed that the Saudi ministry will sign similar agreements with three other countries that supply domestic workers within the year. 

  

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  • shaik shahansha, QATAR

    Mon, Jun 17 2013

    As a Indian citizen In my personal review and my experience in saudi arabia, they treat to our sisters in a very bad way, beating and too much work ,this work needs atleast two maids, but they use one house maid to complete all their needs, no sleep at all to our sisters, i believe our govt. could think not to send our sisters to any gulf countries especially to saudi arabia.

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  • Ifthikhar, Mangalore / KSA

    Sun, Jun 16 2013

    Coming here in reduced rates means they are spoiling their whole life. It is the responsibility of the Indian Govt to acquaint these aspirants about the situation in KSA. At any cost our sisters should not go to work as house maids. It is 1000 times better for them to work in India and stay with their families. My judgment is based on my personal experience in KSA in last 30 years.

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  • R Mallar, Kasaragod/ Dubai

    Sat, Jun 15 2013

    Result of recent negotiations by Indian government with Saudi officials to stop sending lakhs of illegal residents back?

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  • Mr, Raj

    Thu, Jun 13 2013

    Fayaz.eva and Peter , if gulf countries are so bad than what are you guys doing there better be home. India is unsafe and poverty stricken country, no safety of life and/or dignity .everyday you struggle for survival richrr getting richer and poor getting poorer day by day, so think and see before comments.what about female rapes of all age female going on in north and beautiful capital Delhi.let us promote prosperity to all indians while being alert in job handling and ion.

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  • eva, kirem, doha

    Fri, Jun 14 2013

    Mr. Raj
    Have you seen in Mangalore your helpers and how you and your children interact with them. Isn't it with respect? You dare not say anything which disrespects them or criticize them because if u do so next day you will not find them but these things are not happening in gulf countries. If the tea is served hot arabs throw this tea on their face,when a child falls down or runs to a unsafe area and if the housemaid shouts at the child, the maid is beaten because she is shouting at their child instead of appreciating her, even children of arabs spit on them, children beat them etc to name a few. I work in the hospital and i have seen lot of housemaids who are even afraid to talk to us in front of them. There are lot of other things which i cannot even write here.
    For your question why i am here, i only said that for domestic workers.

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  • fayaz, mangalore/dubai

    Thu, Jun 13 2013

    Its very true please dont even dream to send indian females that to saudi,they treat them very badly
    and also make there life hell.There is lot of scarcity of housemaids in India specialy in south india, atleast they can work here and earn more money than saudi.And i am sure atleaset before they die they can see there loved once

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  • Eva, kirem, doha

    Wed, Jun 12 2013

    An appeal to Indian government.
    Please do not send domestic workers like housemaids and drivers to any Gulf countries because I have seen so many of them live an undignified life. Once they come here they continue working here but they die daily to make their family to live a comfortable life back home.

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  • Peter Lewis, Kalmady/k s a

    Wed, Jun 12 2013

    As an Indian Citizen I love my Fellow Indian Citizens. I Request my Government please do not send female Domestic workers namely House maids, Nannies, Care Takers, Beauticians. Try to provide job to them in our country.

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