Indian minister opens centre for workers – GulfToday

Indian minister opens centre for workers – GulfToday

V. Muraleedharan interacted with the workers and was happy to see their interest.

Imran Mojib, Special Correspondent

India's Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs V. Muraleedharan inaugurated the first-ever Upskilling and Training Centre for Indian blue-collar workers in the UAE at Delhi Private School (DPS), Jebel Ali, Dubai, on Wednesday.

The minister inaugurated the classes for Basic Arabic language, English Language, and Computer skills in the school premises.  He interacted with the workers, and expressed his happiness to see the interest of the workers, especially female workers, to enhance their skills and increase their employability in the host country.

On this occasion, Joint Secretary (Gulf) at the Ministry for External Affairs Vipul, Consul General of India in Dubai Dr Aman Puri and Chairman of DPS Society in the UAE Dinesh Kothari were present.

In his interaction with the fellow Indian workers, the minister said that the Indian government attached great value to the contribution of the blue-collar workers to the Indian economy, by way of remittances they send as their hard-earned money.

The minister also told the workers that he was aware of the problems faced by them in the tough times of Covid, and the Indian government had instructed all concerned states