20,000 AP youth held in Gulf for illegal stay

Around 20,000 youth from North Telangana districts are reportedly jailed in Gulf countries on charges of illegal stay.
The kin of the victims continue to wait for their safe return.
There are about 3.50 lakh youth from the Telangana districts staying in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The Swadeshi Jagaran Manch (SJM) state co-convener, Mr Kotapati Narasimham Naidu, said the labour acts in Gulf countries have changed over the years reducing job opportunities for people from India.
Mr Naidu, who visited Abu Dhabi and Anjam in the UAE on November 11 and 12, interacted with associations like Telugu Kala Sravanthi, Gulf Telangana Welfare Association and discussed problems faced by the people of AP.
The SJM district convener, Mr Raj Kumar Subedar, said they will launch an agitation to ensure the release of the workers jailed there.
He said MPs and MLAs should bring the matter to the notice of the government. Lack of moral support and financial instability has forced many Gulf returnees to commit suicides, he said.
He said job melas should be organised for the Gulf returnees so that they are not forced to take the extreme step.
Mr Naidu said they will meet the Chief Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah, soon and tell him about the problems faced by the Gulf returnees.
“We will urge the Chief Minister to strengthen the NRI affairs ministry. The government should set up an exclusive department to look into the problems faced by the migrants in the Gulf countries,” he added.


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