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Achievements
Kerala
is the first state in the country to set up a separate department
for the welfare of NRIs hailing from the state. In a short
span of time since its formation, NORKA receives petitions
relating to issue like the threat to the lives and properties
of those who are left at home, tracing of missing person
abroad, getting compensation from sponsors, harassment from
sponsors, cheating committed by the recruiting agents, illegal
recruitment, early release of UNCC compensations to the
Kuwait evacuees, providing assistance to set up industrial
units, tourism projects in the state, repatriation of the
stranded, providing assistance in bringing home the dead
bodies of those deceased abroad, providing educational facilities
to the children of the NRKs, land disputes, introduction
of more flights, reduction of flight charges, issues relating
to the harassment of NRKs at airports etc. All the petitions
received are meticulously examined, and followed up with
the concerned authorities in the State Government/Government
of India or abroad. The Department has so far dealt more
than a lakh representation/petitions received from NRks
ranging from simple personal issues to human rights violations.
A Fresh Move
The inhuman harassment of Indian women, especially, Keralites
who go to the Gulf countries as housemaids is still continuing
despite the efforts of our mission abroad to prevent it.
Setting up of an organization for the redressal of such
issues in the line of OWA (Overseas Welfare Agency) of the
Philippine Government, which has done commendable work in
providing legal protection and assistance to the Philippines,
working abroad would be a welcome sign.
(b)
samavayam - 2002 & 2002 samagaman-2002
This
Department organized a Global NRK Meet in 08/2001 in Kochi
(Samavayam 2001) and finalized and 'Action Plan' for the
welfare and venture of the NRKs. The next Global NRK Meet
will be organized at Dingdon, Germany during 08/2002.
US
special disaster assistance cell
As directed by the Council of Ministers a special cell
has been set up in NORKA Department for collecting the welfare
and whereabouts of the NRKs involved in the terrorist attack
in in September 2001. [For more details link to www.nonresidentkeralite.com.]
