Thiruvanantha-puram: The Kerala government yesterday decided to help migrants returning from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, following the tightening of labour laws there, by arranging alternative jobs or self-employment schemes for them.
“We had a detailed presentation by the Non-Resident Keralite Affairs (Norka) department on the various self-employment projects that these returning migrants can take up,” Chief Minister Oommen Chandy told media persons after a special cabinet meeting.
“Norka will next week give the complete details of the self-employment schemes that these return migrants can take up. I will also meet up with commercial banks’ representatives to see what sort of assistance they can provide for these projects,” he added.
He also said that he was going to call a meeting of rich and influential businessmen hailing from Kerala who do business in the Middle East to see if they can provide employment to those returning from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
IANS
