Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Jan 12: Minister of state in the department of external affairs, Gen V K Singh, visited Kuwait on Thursday January 11 and held talks with the government there over the problems being faced by 2,084 Indian employees of Kharafi Nationl Company, who have not got their salary during the last one year.

During the discussions he had with the government of Kuwait, Singh put forth a forceful request for resolving the issue. The government there promised to raise the issue in the parliament and to take steps to mitigate problems of Indian employees of the said company. An assurance was also given that steps would be taken to disburse pending dues to the employees.

Gen Singh then met aggrieved Indian employees of the company outside the Indian embassy at Kuwait. He promised them that the Indian government will do everything possible to bring them back to their motherland.

The employees of the company had launched a protest by way of fast unto death on Wednesday January 9, accusing the company of non-payment of salaries since a year, and also charging it with not issuing visas to employees interested in returning home. Out of about 30,000 employees who have not been paid salaries since a year, 2,084 are Indians. Singh visited that country in an attempt to solve the crisis.