Agreement between India and Saudi Arabia on Labour Co-operation for General Category Workers’ Recruitment

• The Union Cabinet approval for the Agreement on Labour Co-operation between India and Saudi Arabia. 
• The Agreement was signed in Riyadh on 2-3 April, 2016 during the visit of the Prime Minister to Saudi Arabia. 
• The Agreement would benefit the Indian emigrant workers, especially in the unskilled, semi-skilled and skilled categories of workers who are working in Saudi Arabia without consideration of caste, creed, religion or gender.