External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has been monitoring the situation in Saudi Arabia on an hourly basis. <br/><br/>Sources in the Ministry said Mrs Swaraj received a call from affected workers in Jeddah at 0245 hrs last night. <br/><br/>Minister of State V K Singh would be proceeding to Saudi Arabia imminently to visit the worker camps and make an on the spot assessment of the ground situation.<br/> <br/>Logistics and modalities of a possible repatriation of those workers who want to return will be worked out following Singh's visit. Sources added that the situation is fluid and dynamic. <br/><br/>A total of approximately 10,000 Indian workers have been affected by the economic slow down in the Gulf. <br/><br/>The impact, however, varies from company to company. <br/><br/>3,172 Indian workers in Riyadh have not been paid their salary dues for several months but are getting regular rations.<br/> <br/>2450 Indian workers belonging to the Saudi Oger Company are housed in five camps in Jeddah, Mecca and Taif. <br/> <br/>Since July 25, the company had stopped providing meals to the workers besides defaulting on their salaries. <br/> <br/>Mrs Swaraj gave instruction to Indian Embassy in Riyadh and Consulate in Jeddah to urgently provide food assistance to workers.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has been monitoring the situation in Saudi Arabia on an hourly basis. <br/><br/>Sources in the Ministry said Mrs Swaraj received a call from affected workers in Jeddah at 0245 hrs last night. <br/><br/>Minister of State V K Singh would be proceeding to Saudi Arabia imminently to visit the worker camps and make an on the spot assessment of the ground situation.<br/> <br/>Logistics and modalities of a possible repatriation of those workers who want to return will be worked out following Singh's visit. Sources added that the situation is fluid and dynamic. <br/><br/>A total of approximately 10,000 Indian workers have been affected by the economic slow down in the Gulf. <br/><br/>The impact, however, varies from company to company. <br/><br/>3,172 Indian workers in Riyadh have not been paid their salary dues for several months but are getting regular rations.<br/> <br/>2450 Indian workers belonging to the Saudi Oger Company are housed in five camps in Jeddah, Mecca and Taif. <br/> <br/>Since July 25, the company had stopped providing meals to the workers besides defaulting on their salaries. <br/> <br/>Mrs Swaraj gave instruction to Indian Embassy in Riyadh and Consulate in Jeddah to urgently provide food assistance to workers.