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Four major projects to help build Indian migrant workers’ capabilities to move up the value chain and to position India as a preferred source of qualified, skilled and trained human resources across a wide gamut of sectors has been launched by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA).

NEW DELHI: Four major projects to help build Indian migrant workers' capabilities to move up the value chain and to position India as a preferred source of qualified, skilled and trained human resources across a wide gamut of sectors has been launched by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs ( MOIA).

District panchayat president Eldhose Kunnappillil has called for stringent action by departments concerned against employers guilty of overworking migrant workers and accommodating them in unhygienic environments.

NEW DELHI, June 5 (Bernama) - Indian women, who form the third largest female migrant workforce from South Asia in the Gulf, often end up in vulnerable situations while working for employers as justice is out of their reach, a latest UN report says.

NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan together account for 71% of international female migrants from South Asia. While 2.7 million were from India, about 1.9 million female migrants came from Pakistan.

Compared to the 1990s, more Indian women are now migrating to the Gulf countries looking for better work opportunities and monetary benefits.

A special squad led by Revenue Divisional Officers (RDOs) will be formed to inspect the basic housing infrastructure provided to migrant workers by their employers.

New Delhi: The Centre has asked all states to initiate deportation proceedings against any foreigner involved in prostitution if the woman is a victim of human trafficking rather than prosecuting her in a court.