6.1 lakh Indian workers emigrated in 2009

By IANS,

New Delhi: About 610,000 Indian workers emigrated last year and 90 percent of them went to Gulf countries, parliament was told Thursday.


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“Indian workers emigrate every year for overseas employment in different sectors including manufacturing industry. During 2009, about 610,000 workers emigrated … and of these about 90 percent (went) to the Gulf countries,” Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi told the Rajya Sabha.

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