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October 22 CONTEXT? Saudi Arabia has officially abolished its decades-old Kafala system, a major step in reforming labour laws and improving migrant workers’ rights. The move, announced in June 2025, marks one of the most sweeping changes in the Gulf’s labour structure and will directly impact nearly 13 million foreign workers, including 2.6 million Indians. What Was the Kafala System? The Kafala (sponsorship) system, introduced in the 1950s during the oil boom, made a local employer—called a Kafeel—legally...
October 17 The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor is an MoU signed between India, the US, Saudi Arabia, the European Union, the UAE, France, Germany, and Italy on the sidelines of the G20 summit 2023 in New Delhi. It is an infrastructure development project that aims to create connectivity through resilient shipping networks, energy cables, and gate links. It seeks to boost trade, clean energy, and economic growth while providing an alternative to China's Belt and Road Initiative. The project forms...
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