Indians In The Line Of Fire

Estimated number: 5,042
Of these, 4,000 are technicians, drivers, cooks, kitchen-helpers; the rest are managers
Truckers earn anywhere between $1,700 (about Rs 78,200) a month and $450 (Rs 20,700) a month
They come from all over India—Punjab, Haryana, HP, Bihar, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala
Chief cooks earn $1,500 (Rs 69,000 approx) a month, cooks $750 (Rs 34,500) a month and kitchen-helpers $300 (Rs 13,800) a month
Companies in Iraq: KEC, Kamani Steel and several Kuwait-based Indian-owned companies