India calls for stronger protections for its overseas workers

Kuwait fire that killed 45 Indians highlights migrants' harsh living conditions

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A family member pays respects during the funeral of a Kuwait fire victim, in the Pathanamthitta district of the Indian state of Kerala on June 15. Rampant unemployment in their home country has chased millions of Indians abroad. © Reuters

NEETA LAL, Contributing writer

NEW DELHI -- Binu Nayar spent part of the past two decades talking to his brother, Murlidhar Nayar, by phone, listening to him describe the overcrowded living conditions he endured in Kuwait so he could remain employed and feed his family back home.

Murlidhar was a senior supervisor for NBTC Group, a Kuwaiti construction company run by an Indian from the southern coastal state of Kerala. He shared a two-bedroom flat with nine other workers.

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