: A million Indians fear for their future as Kuwaiti parliament works to cap immigration #IndiaNEWS With no job or savings, Indian electrician Shibhu Clemance had hoped to return to work in Kuwait –

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A million Indians fear for their future as Kuwaiti parliament works to cap immigration #IndiaNEWS
With no job or savings, Indian electrician Shibhu Clemance had hoped to return to work in Kuwait – until he learned of a proposal to drastically cut back on migrants in the country. The 38-year-old, who lost his job in February due to the coronavirus pandemic, is among more than a million Indians in Kuwait, the largest expat group in the Gulf country of 4.4 million.But after the coronavirus hit oil prices and local jobs, the country is considering new limits that could force about 800,000 to leave and slash their remittances – a crucial lifeline for families back home. The proposal is in a new bill that would cut the total number of migrant workers in the country by 40% and require that the number of Indians should not exceed 15% of the Kuwaiti population.“I came to the Gulf and toiled hard to provide a better life for my children. The Covid-19 crisis and now the new Kuwait law have shattered my dreams,??? Clemance told the Thomson Reuters Foundation by phone from the coastal city of Mangaf.Before he lost his job in February, he sent Rs 40,000 to his wife and two children who live in a cramped house in the Southern Indian state...Read more

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