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Jurisdiction:
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.
Background
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:
(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.
(iii)
Labourers/Technicians (85%) – working on projects sites,
Industrial establishments and on
operation and maintenance jobs.
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.
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
In case of an emergency, officials from Community Welfare Wing
can be contact on mobile No: 0556122301 |
