Don’t misuses visit Visas
Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Mr. Vayalar Ravi has called for a check on the “misuse of visit visas”, citing it as one of the main reasons for illegal migration to Arab countries.
“The agents fleece the workers, issuing them these visas and once the visa expires, they become more or less like indentured labourers. They get taken to the interiors of most Arab countries to work under unfavourable conditions. Therefore, there should be a check on the misuse of visit visas to prevent his misfortune,” Ravi said here.
Appreciating the awareness programme by MOIA, Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur said: “A simple but important initiative recently taken by the ministry is to give wide publicity through the audio visual and print media to educate the people about the realities of working in these countries. The basic problem is about the lack of information, illiteracy and the role of the agents at the ground level.”
Ravi also stressed on the need to employ lawyers for Indian prisoners overseas.
“We should give them legal help and employ lawyers, there are prisoners continuing to be in jail despite completing the term. We should use the money from the welfare fund… nobody should suffer from lack of money,” Ravi said. He said the sponsor-arranged visa system for works is being done through unauthorized agents, and members of the GCC—which include Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates — are considering abolishing.
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