CM Yogi promises safety of UP migrant labourers in Gulf countries

UP accounts for largest chunk of blue collar migrants to Gulf

Taking cognisance of the Indian migrant labourers sometimes facing trouble in the Gulf countries, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has assured his government was concerned about the safety of its citizens and that all cooperation would be extended whenever needed.

The CM has already directed the labour department to promptly provide relief to such people, who migrate from the state to the Gulf for earning livelihood, but are distressed.

Between 2014 and 2018, nearly 28,500 Indian migrant labour had died in 6 top Gulf destinations of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as per the