Economic collapse

Fate of 800,000 Indian workers in doubt over Kuwait’s expat quota

Fate of 800,000 Indian workers in doubt over Kuwait’s expat quota

August 22, 2020

About a million Indian workers in Kuwait could be asked to pack bags and return home as Kuwait’s Parliament discusses a bill to limit the number of expats in the Sheikhdom. The tiny oil-rich Arab nation of Kuwait has a problem of plenty. Not just oil, which has made it the nati...

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Delhi’s dabbawallas have little on their plate during pandemic

Delhi’s dabbawallas have little on their plate during pandemic

August 6, 2020

With educational institutes shut, students gone back to their native places and people working from home, earnings for dabbawallas in Delhi has have dropped drastically. “My only source of income is preparing and delivering food to students living as paying guests and young pro...

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