02-27-2009, 04:34 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>20,000 Indians returned losing jobs abroad</b>
pioneer.com
Agencies | New Delhi
About 20,000 Indians have returned home after losing their jobs overseas due to the global economic crisis, the government said today.
Though the exact number of people who have returned is not available, there are reports which indicate that between 16,000 to 20,000 Indians have come back here after the economic slowdown, Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vyalar Ravi told the Rajya Sabha during Question Hour.
To a supplementary, the Minister said that the number of incidents of overseas employers keeping passport of Indian employees have come down by 50 per cent. But he did not provide the period when this reduction has been witnessed.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
pioneer.com
Agencies | New Delhi
About 20,000 Indians have returned home after losing their jobs overseas due to the global economic crisis, the government said today.
Though the exact number of people who have returned is not available, there are reports which indicate that between 16,000 to 20,000 Indians have come back here after the economic slowdown, Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vyalar Ravi told the Rajya Sabha during Question Hour.
To a supplementary, the Minister said that the number of incidents of overseas employers keeping passport of Indian employees have come down by 50 per cent. But he did not provide the period when this reduction has been witnessed.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->