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Emigration from Kerala drops for first time in 50 years

On: June 14, 2017

For the first time since the pioneers set sail for the Gulf countries in the 1960s, emigration from Kerala shows signs of decline. The Kerala Migration Survey 2016, conducted by Professor Irudaya Rajan of the Centre for Development Studies, shows that 22.4 lakh migrants from Kerala live in different partsContinue Reading

5875 Indian workers died in Gulf countries in 2015: Govt

By: Matters India

On: May 4, 2016

In: Indians Abroad

New Delhi: As many as 5875 Indian workers died in Gulf countries last year with maximum number of deaths of 2691 reported from Saudi Arabia, government said today. Saudi Arabia was followed by UAE which reported 1540 deaths in 2015, Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh saidContinue Reading