A total of 7.932 million Indians are working in the Gulf countries, India's Minister of State for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan, has told the Parliament.

 

The UAE ranks first among the foreign countries employing Indians. The number of Indians currently in the UAE is 3.554 million, an increase from 3.419 million last year, he said in answer to a question, a Wam news agency report said.

 

The latest figure represents an increase of over 134,000 Indians in one year, making the UAE the most popular destination for Indians seeking overseas employment.

 

The Indian government has set up Overseas Indian Help Centres in Dubai, Riyadh, Jeddah and Kuala Lumpur to provide guidance and counselling to Indian workers abroad on all matters so that they can be model expatriate residents in the countries where they live.

 

“In addition, there are dedicated Labour Wings in all the Indian diplomatic Missions in the Gulf countries,” the Minister told Parliament.