30,000 Indian workers died in Gulf states between 2005-2015: Report

As per Government figures, there are some 6 million Indian migrants in the six Gulf states of Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman.

According to a report published by Reuters Foundation, more than 30,000 Indian nationals have died in the Gulf states between 2005 and 2015. The report brings out the risks Indian nationals facing in the Gulf countries who migrate in search of menial jobs.

Recently, a daily wage labourer from Telangana died in Dubai. Chittam, 45, was the second migrant worker from a village Telangana to have died in Dubai in September. Another local man, aged 24, died in Dubai last month after suffering a heart attack.

Officials of the Telangana state government cite stress, ill health and working in searing temperatures as the most common causes of death and say fatality numbers among migrants who travel to the Gulf from the state have remained stable.

Nearly 450 Indian migrant workers have died since 2014.

As per Government figures, there are some 6 million Indian migrants in the six Gulf states of Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman.

The UAE embassy in New Delhi said in an emailed statement the Gulf state had introduced a number of reforms over the last few years to combat abusive labour practices including improving transparency of contracts, a wage protection system for foreign workers and a "Know Your Rights" campaign in five languages.

India's foreign ministry has made attempts to streamline the recruitment process and help workers in need.
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