Employers can charter flights to return Indian migrant workers in the Gulf, but thousands remain stranded
Summary
Date Reported: 26 May 2020
Location: Oman
Other
Not Reported ( Automobile & other motor vehicles ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1000
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - India , Automobile & other motor vehicles , Gender not reported ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 1000 - Location unknown , Automobile & other motor vehicles , Gender not reported )Issues
DismissalResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: None reported.
Source type: News outlet
"Permission for Gulf employers to fly Indian workers via chartered flight," 23 May 2020
Stranded Indian workers in foreign countries, especially from the Arab Gulf, can return as the Indian government has agreed to allow chartered flights arranged by the workers’ employers, a government order from the Ministry of Home Affairs reveals...
travel to India can be by special chartered flights to be arranged by employers or by hiring firms...
The Lede has learnt that many companies in the Arab Gulf who have laid off their workers had approached the Indian embassies requesting to repatriate their workers in chartered flights at their cost.