New Delhi:
Over 13,000 complaints were received from Indians employed abroad over non-payment of wages and cheating, the External Affairs Ministry said on Wednesday.
Out of 102 countries, the highest number of complaints — 3,844 — were received from Indians working in Saudi Arabia, it said.
In response to a query, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan gave data according to which as many as 13,665 complaints were received in 2019 (till October 31), while 17,379 complaints were received in 2018.