Talking about the issue of large number of Indians losing their jobs in Saudi Arabia, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday said that Indian embassy in Saudi Arabia would provide ‘free ration to the unemployed Indian workers in Saudi Arabia.

In a series of tweets, the EAM said that while MoS MJ Akbar would be taking up the matter with Saudi authorities, MoS ‘VK Singh is reaching Saudi Arabia to sort out all such matters.

Swaraj assured that she was observing the issue on an hourly basis and that ‘no  Indian worker rendered unemployed in Saudi Arabia would go without food.’

We have asked the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia to serve you food in Jeddah. /1 @Imran_khokhar84

— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) July 30, 2016

My colleague @Gen_VKSingh is reaching Saudi Arabia to sort out all such matters. /2

— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) July 30, 2016

My colleague @mjakbar is taking up this matter with Saudi authorities./3

— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) July 30, 2016

Large number of Indians have lost their jobs in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. The employers have not paid wages closed down their factories. /1

— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) July 30, 2016

As a result our brothers and sisters in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are facing extreme hardship. /2

— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) July 30, 2016

While situation in Kuwait is manageable, matters are much worse in Saudi Arabia./3

— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) July 30, 2016

We have asked @IndianEmbRiyadh to provide free ration to the unemployed Indian workers in Saudi Arabia. /4

— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) July 30, 2016

My colleagues @Gen_VKSingh will go to Saudi Arabia to sort out these matters and @MJakbar will take up with Kuwait and Saudi authorities./5

— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) July 30, 2016

I assure you that no Indian worker rendered unemployed in Saudi Arabia will go without food. I am monitoring this on hourly basis.

— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) July 30, 2016