National Skill Development Corporation signs MoU with Saudi government to protect rights of skilled labourers from India.

The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government of Saudi Arabia to protect the rights of skilled labourers from India."Skilled labourers in India can register themselves at NSDC... after which we will come to know where they are going, for which work and with whom they will be working," NSDC CEO Ved Mani Tiwari said.

      The registration process will be free of cost, he said, adding that skilled labourers from all categories, including AC mechanics, and car painters, can register themselves on NSDC.

      Meanwhile, Ahmed Al Yamani, Vice Chairman of the recently concluded Global Labour Market Conference (GLMC) held here, said a wage protection system and freedom of mobility will be offered to Indian labourers working in Saudi Arabia.

      He said a wage protection system is in place with an electronic version and the intention is to ensure that every worker gets paid in time.