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Due to the war between America and Iran, citizens of Western countries from Gulf countries from Dubai to Qatar and Saudi Arabia thought it best to participate. Everyone from Britain to Americans have left the Gulf and returned to their countries, but a large population of Indian citizens working in Gulf countries are standing firm with full strength.
Most of the Indian citizens working in Gulf countries are more worried about their jobs than their lives, due to which they are forced to work under the shadow of war. That is why a large number of Indian Muslims living in the Gulf did not come to their homes to celebrate Eid and celebrated Eid abroad.
iran More than a month has passed since the ongoing war, but the war is not ending. Gulf countries are the target of Iran in the ongoing war with America and Israel. In such a situation, Indian citizens living in Gulf countries see drones and missiles passing through the sky every day. Despite this, instead of leaving the job and returning to India, they are forced to work there.
Indians working from Gulf under the shadow of war
About 1 crore Indians work in Gulf countries, out of which only about 4 lakh people have returned to India, which included some tourists and students. Due to America’s air base in the Gulf, Iran is continuously targeting cities like Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain. Till now Iran was targeting the American airbase, but now other things are also its target. It is targeting everything from tankers to hotels and Iran has also threatened to attack the residential areas of Gulf countries.
If America and Israel intensify attacks on Iran, then in response the situation of war may increase further in the Gulf. War may erupt at the ground level from Saudi to Qatar and Dubai. In such a situation, there is panic among the Indians working in Gulf countries, they want to return back to the country. He does not have any problem in buying expensive flight tickets, but his biggest concern is employment.
Indians are more worried about job than life
aajtak.in spoke with many Indians working in Gulf countries, in which they told that they are more worried about the security of their jobs than the security of their lives. In such a situation, they feel that if they return now, they may not get a chance to visit this place again. Apart from this, their second concern is that by going to India they will not be able to earn as much money as they are getting in these countries. This is supporting his family in India
Faraz Vamik, who is working in the retail sector in Riyadh city of Saudi Arabia, says that not only us but a large number of people from India are leaving the country and coming to these countries for good jobs and salaries. We want to come back to India, but if the war continues for a long time, we will not get a chance to return to Saudi again. We had returned to India permanently from Saudi three years ago with the intention of working with our family, but there we neither got the salary nor the opportunities like in Saudi Arabia. That is why the Saudis have come again and now the situation is worsening due to the war, but we do not want to return at the moment because there is a lot of struggle for jobs in India.
Like Faraz Wamik, Mohammad Ahmed, who is working as an engineer in the auto sector in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, says that it has been two years since he came to Saudi Arabia, now it is time for him to go on leave, but his job is in danger. He believes that if he goes to India and the conflict with Iran continues for a long time, his job may be in danger, because the effects of economic recession are beginning to be seen here. That’s why I miss my family a lot, but for the sake of job, we have postponed the plan of going home for the time being.
Mohammad says that the people of the house are very upset due to the war, they call every day and insist on returning. He says go back, somehow the house will be managed here. Wife and children also say that job is not more important than life, enough is enough so let’s go. How do we explain to them what work they will do after returning to India and how their education will be? The concern of the family members is justified, but we are understanding the ground reality. The impact of the war will not only be felt here but in India also in the future.
More worried about job and salary than air ticket
Syed Akhtar Hussain, who is working in a bank in Dubai, says that he used to come to India every six months with 15 days leave, but due to the ongoing war with Iran, he is not able to go to India. He says that there is no problem in getting expensive flight tickets, but due to the war, the threat of job in Dubai is also looming. Due to the way Iran has targeted Saudi, foreign financiers are withdrawing their money and investing their money in the countries of the world. Due to this, Indians working in the Gulf are worried because they fear that they may lose their jobs if they go home.
Rashid Ali of Lucknow, working in a telecom company in Dubai, says that he used to work in a bank in India, but he used to get a salary of only Rs 40 to 50 thousand. His salary in Dubai is two lakh Indian rupees, will he be able to get this much salary if he works in an Indian bank? I am the only earning member in my family, who supports the entire family. If we return to India due to war, will we be able to get a job at this salary? Not only this, one will have to struggle for jobs in India, because the crisis of economic recession is also looming. That’s why we are working even in war conditions, I have no other option.
Asif returning to Gulf again due to job
Mohd., resident of Lucknow. Asif has been working in Dubai for a long time. He had come to Lucknow from Dubai via Oman on an expensive ticket to celebrate Eid with his family at home, but now the holiday is coming to an end. Asif has to join the job again on Thursday, for which Asif is going to Dubai again on Wednesday with an expensive air ticket, his family members are getting worried and are refusing him to go, but due to his job, he is forced to go.
Asif says that we listen to the family and stay in India and if we lose our job in Dubai then how will we manage the expenses of the house and family. This is the reason why they are not able to stop even if they want to and are going to Dubai again to work under the shadow of war. Due to the war, it became necessary for us to save our jobs. Adil, a resident of Ghaziabad, works in a government hospital in Qatar and wants to return to India, but is forced to stay due to job threats.
Jobs are going in hotel sector in Gulf
Ramesh Kumar, who works in a hotel in Dubai, says that due to the war with Iran, the threat of job loss in Gulf countries including Bahrain has increased rapidly. He told that a large number of people working in hotels in Dubai have lost their jobs because people are not coming due to the war. Corona like situation has happened here, business is completely at a standstill. The biggest hit has been in the hotel sector, during the month of Ramadan, people working in a hotel were furloughed without paying their salaries. The condition of the restaurant sector is also worsening, because people are not going out to hang out and eat. This is the reason why Indians living in the Gulf are not going home to save their jobs.
Till 1966, the Indian rupee used to be the legal currency in the Gulf countries. Very few people would know that mostly Indian laborers had a hand in building the magnificent tall buildings of Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Even today, thousands of Indians work on construction sites in these countries in the scorching heat and sun. However, in the last few decades, the Indian population living in the Gulf countries has diversified considerably. It includes not only laborers but also middle-class professionals and rich businessmen.
The attacks by Iran have caused a lot of damage to infrastructure in the Gulf countries. Those who invested their money from Dubai to Qatar are continuously withdrawing their money. In such a situation, reconstruction work for infrastructure will start after the war, but it is difficult to say whether investors will be ready to invest their money like before. In such a situation, economic recession may occur in many sectors in the Gulf countries. Will this have a direct impact on jobs?
Iran and middle east Due to the increasing conflict in India, there is a big threat to the safety and jobs of Indian employees. More than three lakh Indian jobs are at stake. Layoffs and salary cuts have started, especially in the hospitality, tourism, and food sectors in the UAE. Due to fluctuations in oil prices due to the war, government expenditure has decreased, which has affected recruitment in the private sector. In such a situation, Indian citizens are more concerned about jobs than life, for which Indians are choosing to stay there instead of returning, because the salary there is still better than India.
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