Expat Bill: 8 lakh Indians may have to quit Kuwait

Dubai, July 6

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Around 8 lakh Indians could be forced to leave Kuwait after a parliamentary committee approved a draft expat quota Bill seeking to gradually slash the number of foreign workers in the Gulf country, according to media reports. The National Assembly’s legal and legislative committee has determined that the expat quota Bill is constitutional.

According to the Bill, Indians should not exceed 15 per cent of Kuwait’s population. This could result in 8 lakh Indians leaving Kuwait as they constitute the largest expat community in the country, totalling 1.45 million, the Gulf News reported.

The current population of Kuwait is 4.3 million, with 1.3 million Kuwaitis and 3 million expats.

An official in the Indian Embassy in Kuwait said they had not yet been informed about any such measure being taken. — PTI