- The UAE has 1.5 mn-plus Indians, over 65% are blue-collar workers
- Of the $23 bn sent as remittances by Indians abroad, $10b comes from the Gulf countries, 70 per cent of which are from blue-collar workers.
- In '05, some 84 Indians committed suicide, in '04 the number was 70
- In the last 3 months, 25 Indians have taken their lives. In the last one week alone, 3 Indian labourers have committed suicide in the UAE. All three were from Kerala.
This Road Ain't Paved...
Published at:
This Road Ain't Paved...
This Road Ain't Paved...
SUBSCRIBE
Click/Scan to Subscribe
WATCH
MORE FROM THE AUTHOR
PHOTOS
×