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Amnesty-seekers in Abu Dhabi given passports

The Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi has collected nearly 15,000 passports from the Naturalisation and Residency Department.

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DUBAI: With a view to bring workers under the amnesty programme, the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi has collected nearly 15,000 passports from the Naturalisation and Residency Department there and handed over 2,300 of them to the amnesty-seekers.

"Approximately 2,500 travel documents are ready with the mission and are being distributed among the amnesty-seekers," First Secretary at the embassy S Babu said.

Workers who are on Abu Dhabi visa should collect their passports from the embassy on any working day. If their passports are not available with the embassy, they should apply for outpasses or emergency certificates (ECs) before August 2.

The Indian Embassy, which is looking for a suitable place for the workers, plans to initially provide accommodation to nearly 300 amnesty-seekers at Musaffah labour camp.

Workers have to come here because their passports are with the embassy as they are on Abu Dhabi visa.

Everyday around 1,000 people visit Al Wathba immigration office. Indian community and social centres are providing the them with food and water as well as assistance at Al Wathba.

"Anybody who wants to offer any kind of services to the to these workers can approach the mission," Babu said.

There are over 1,000 jobs available for electricians, fitters and other technical and non-technical workers.

The mission invites them to apply for these jobs and regularise their stay in the UAE. For the purpose, they need to contact the companies offering these jobs. The details for the jobs offered are available at the embassy, Babu said.

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