The introduction of the system of website work contracts, already in place in Dubai, has been suggested to the Saudi Ministry of Labor. “Our technocrats will demonstrate the system to the Saudi ministry, which has shown interest in it, on approval of the proposal by the Saudi minister,” Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) Vayalar Ravi, told Saudi Gazette in a call from Riyadh soon after he met Abdul Wahid Al-Humaid, Acting Labor Minister, on Saturday. Minister Ravi was accompanied by Indian Ambassador Talmiz Ahmad. He explained that the website is part of the e-governance introduced in India. It contains all the information of every Indian immigrant. Ravi, who later also met Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz, Acting Emir of Riyadh, said he had fruitful discussions with the minister on lndian workers' labor issues. He said Minister Al-Humaid expressed his happiness with Indian expatriates, who he (the minister) said are law abiding and sincere workers. Ravi thanked the Saudi government for accommodating Indian workers. He said he brought to the attention of the minister the problem of ‘huroob' – wherein some sponsors declare that their workers have absconded and then apply for new visas, which they sell. The minister said that some workers do run away, but also promised to look into the matter. Ravi said Ambassador Ahmad will further discuss the recruitment of Indian workers and regulate the immigration of labor from the Indian side. “We do not want any Indian to come here illegally,” he stressed. He said his ministry has been set up with the objective of promoting, nurturing and sustaining a mutually beneficial and symbiotic relationship between India and its diaspora. India has the world's second largest diaspora with a substantive presence in more than 110 countries. It is well placed to help India go global, serving as a strategic tool in the country's emergence as a global power, the minister said. The extraordinary success of overseas Indians has helped integrate India with the global economies. They have served as “brand ambassadors for India as well as bridge builders between India and the international community”, Ravi said. They have been a key to unlocking new doors of opportunity for the Indian economy and industry, he added.
