Launched in 2021, the Skill Verification Program (SVP) aims to ensure that only qualified professionals are allowed to work in Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia launches Skill Verification Programme to certify Indian workers
Practical and written test of skilled workers will be carried out under the programme based on which they can apply for a Saudi work visa
Indian workers
122,000 Indian overseas job seekers get skills training
The initiative of Pre-Departure Orientation and Training (PDOT) Scheme, commenced in 2018, has imparted training to close to 122,000 overseas job seekers
Edtech
UAE set to see large-scale migration of tech talent from India
The ambitious digital drive and growing startup incubation in the UAE, coupled with a slowdown facing startups in certain sectors such as online education, are fuelling the talent flow
economic slowdown
Indian workers migrating to Gulf region dropped 21% in 2018
All top five destination countries in Gulf such as UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Oman have seen a decline in new workers coming from India last year
Abu Dhabi
UAE authority issues warning over worker amnesty rules
Federal Identity and Nationality Authority says former residents who have been denied entry for violations cannot benefit from the current amnesty
expat remittances
Foreign workers in the UAE remit over $21bn in H1
Central bank data shows Indian workers were the most active for remittances in first six months of 2017