Kuwait threatens to expel Indians over diplomatic spat - ArabianBusiness.com
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Kuwait has threatened to impose an immediate ban on Indian expatriates moving to the country as the Asian nation refuses to back down on a plan to enforce a bank guarantee on foreign employers.
India has said it will require a $2500 bank guarantee to recruit an Indian domestic worker overseas.
Kuwait has disputed the move and on Wednesday it held high level diplomatic talks with the Indian ambassador to Kuwait.
However, Kuwait Times reported the ongoing discussions had failed to resolve the issue, leading Kuwait to threaten a ban on new Indian workers in the country, which could become effective as early as Thursday.
There are about 800,000 Indians in Kuwait, making them the highest non-citizen community in the Gulf state, according to government figures quoted by Kuwait Times.
About one-quarter are domestic workers.
The Indian embassy has said the bank guarantee was initiated in 2007 already has been applied in several countries, including all other Gulf states.
It emphasised that the money would be returned to the employer as soon as the employment contract ended, pending any financial disagreements.