India to airlift workers facing 'food crisis' in Saudi Arabia
Many 'starving' in camps with no way of returning home after being laid off as low oil prices hit Saudi economy
New Delhi
INDIA said on Sunday it will send a government minister to Saudi Arabia to try to bring back more than 10,000 Indian workers who are facing a "food crisis" because they are unable to afford meals after being laid off from their jobs.
Low oil prices have forced the Saudi government to slash spending since last year, putting heavy pressure on the finances of local construction firms which rely on state contracts.
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