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8 May 2012, The National

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Gateway House's Chief Operating Officer Nehal Sanghavi has been quoted in The National, an English-language newspaper in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). He discusses the Indian diaspora in the UAE and welcomes the new agreement signed between both countries that should facilitate the recruitment of Indian workers.

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MUMBAI // Srikant Shekhar is eagerly waiting his first day at work in the Gulf. At just 22, his first trip overseas will take him to Dubai and he is due to leave home later this month.

Speaking at his house in a village near Varkala, in Kerala, he does not know much about his employment rights as a construction worker nor has he been formally offered a contract.

 



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