Wednesday, 24 April 2013

Re: [www.keralites.net] "End of a dream for Malayalees in Saudi Arabia as thousands book one-way tickets home"

Due to Arab spring or not, living and working in a country illegally can't be justified at any cost. I do not think majority of people working under proper sponsorship are going to affect due to this anyway. People who are perfect violators of law and guys who employ them in their companies are the ones going to pay.

Secondly why should Malayalees in Saudi Arabia put an end to dreaming? Can't they think beyond their present job? This is because of our mentality to cling on to the same jobs for the entire life. Unlike 80s and 90s, the job opportunities in India as well as abroad are more. There are plenty of opportunities to start small businesses in Kerala as government has several schemes including 10 Lac interest free loan. As far as the labourers are concerned, Kerala has more payment than Saudi Arabia and they do not need to wait for 2 years to see their dear and near ones.

Finally we misinterpret the hospitality of other countries as if those countries MUST give employment to Keralites. Unfortunately today security has paramount importance for every country due to instabilities in so many countries in the middle east region. The lawless herds of illegals from those countries will create chaos in these oil rich and comparatively peaceful countries. So they can't afford to have illegal immigrants in their countries anymore.

From: Syed Abdul Qadeer Jaffery <saqadeer@pbad.sbg.com.sa>
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Subject: [www.keralites.net] "End of a dream for Malayalees in Saudi Arabia as thousands book one-way tickets home"

The Reverse Exodus

The Arab Spring spells the end of a dream for Malayalees in Saudi Arabia as thousands book one-way tickets home. Jeemon Jacob reports

JEEMON JACOB

2013-04-20 , Issue 16 Volume 10

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The Arrival gate at the Kozhikode International Airport was packed as usual. The only thing different this time was the muted reception. As passengers and their luggage trolleys from Riyadh rolled out, there were no shrieks of joy from excited kith and kin. There were only sighs of despair.

Blessed with one-fifth of the earth's total petroleum reserves, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia rode the oil boom to become one of the fastest growing economies in the world. An estimated 6.5 million expatriates work in Saudi Arabia and Malayalees constitute around 10 percent of that number.

In August 2011, Saudi Arabia announced the adoption of the Nitaqat (naturalisation) law in a bid to create more jobs for local youth, who were demanding better opportunities.

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