The Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs, Mr. Vayalar Ravi has welcomed Kuwait’s decision to scrap the sponsorship system for the recruitment of foreign labour, which is heavily loaded in favour of employers.Talking to reporters in Dubai ton Monday, he said that this is a very good decision which reflects a progressive view of the government. Mr. Ravi expressed the hope that other countries belonging to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will follow Kuwait’s example.Apart from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are part of the GCC.After Bahrain, Kuwait will become the second country in the GCC to establish a new foreign labour recruitment regime. Under the present system, all foreign workers have to be employed by a Kuwaiti sponsor. The foreign employees can switch jobs or leave the country only with the approval of their sponsor.Earlier, addressing a Global Arab Business meeting in the Emirates of Ras Al-Khaima, Mr. Ravi called upon Arab investors to pitch in their capital in India’s infrastructure development projects, based on a Public Private Partnership (PPP) model. He pointed out that India was looking for 435 billion dollar investment in the next three years for the development of its infrastructure. The manufacturing sector could also absorb 264 billion dollars, he added.