India to evacuate laid-off workers from Saudi Arabia
NEW DELHI- India's government said Monday it plans to evacuate thousands of Indian workers who have lost their jobs in Saudi Arabia and cannot afford to pay for a flight home.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said the government is trying to arrange exit documents for those workers who wish to return to India.
Swaraj told lawmakers that India's junior foreign minister, V.K. Singh, will travel to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to meet with officials to arrange for the workers' return.
