Non Resident Keralites' meet in August

Thiruvananthapuram: A meeting of Non Resident Keralites will be held here on August 5-6 under the Non-Resident Keralites Affairs Department (NORKA) to discuss several issues concerning people of the state who are working abroad.
Besides, a meeting of foreign-returnees and Keralites working in other parts of India would also be held in the next two days to make the event a world Malayalis' meet, chairman of the nodal agency Norka-Roots, M.M. Hassan told a press meet here.
A host of issues like air travel needs of NRKs, the labour scenario in the Gulf countries, investment avenues for NRKs and problems faced by women working abroad as housemaids would be discussed.
Though the launch of a low cost budget service by Air India was a fulfillment of their long-pending demand, complaints still persisted of non-availability of sufficient seats in these flights during the peak season, Hassan said.
The registration for the issuance of multi-purpose identity cards for NRKs, to be used when they come home on leave, would begin at the meet, he said. Union Minister for Overseas Affairs Jagdish Tytler, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and opposition leader V.S. Achuthanandan would address the gathering.