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Jurisdiction: |
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The Consulate General of India, Jeddah has Consular jurisdiction over the
Western and South Western regions of Saudi Arabia which include major cities
like Jeddah, Makkah, Al Baha, Khamis Mushyat/Abha, Gizan, Madinah, Najran,
Tabuk, Taif and Yanbu. These cities and their suburbs have a large number of
Indian expatriates estimated to be over 7 lakhs.
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Background |
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Most of these Indians are either semi-skilled or unskilled workers. Indian
expatriates living in Saudi Arabia, from the point of view of their employment
and social status can be divided into three categories:
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(i)
Professionally qualified (5%)- i.e. Doctors, Engineers,
Chartered Accountants, Managers etc. They are employed both with the
government and private sectors on the basis of a specific time bound contracts.
(ii)
Non-professionals (10%)- white collar staff i.e. Clerks,
Accountants, Store Keepers, Booking Clerks, Secretaries etc.
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Labourers/Technicians (85%) – working on projects sites,Industrial
establishments and on operation and maintenance jobs.
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According to rough estimates the 14 lacs Indian community in Saudi Arabia
consists of 40-50% from Kerala, 20% from Tamilnadu, 20% from Andhra Pradesh and
remaining from other states.
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The Community Welfare Wing plays the role of a coordinator and facilitator by
providing counseling, guidance and machinery for the redressal of grievances in
a foreign environment. The services cover a wide canvass of welfare measures
that inter-alia, include authentication and verification of employment
contracts, settling disputes regarding contractual violence. In addition,
assistance is also provided to pursue claims with regard to compensation due to
workers, relating to termination benefits as also on account of accidental or
other deaths
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In case of an emergency, officials from Community Welfare Wing can be contact
on mobile No: 0556122301/b>
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