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Toll-free helpline launched for Indians in UAE

Dubai: The toll-free number is 800-46342 -- People of Indian origin living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), who need help in legal, financial and medical issues, now have a toll-free helpline -- the first of its kind for migrant workers by any country in the world.


The toll-free number is 800-46342 -the last five digits of which read ' INDIA 'if matched with the alphabet key positions on a mobile phone. The helpline dedicated Indian Workers' Resource Centre was to the Indian community The resource centre will receive, register and monitor grievance petitions and offer counseling to members of the Indian community in legal, financial and medical issues.

It will work in cooperation with the Indian diplomatic mission. It will also have a walk-in counter to receive petitions directly from Indian workers on all days from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. One-to-one counseling will be given by a panel of 14 experts, who will attend to calls in English, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Punjabi.

In Abu Dhabi, another walk-in centre will function from the Indian Embassy from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Fridays.