ndian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams will be conferred with the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award during the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas conclave to be held in Chennai between January 7 and January 9, 2009. The award is considered equivalent to the Padma Bhushan given by Government of India and is given to outstanding NRIs/PIOs or nationals of other origin for their stellar contribution to the society in their chosen field.
However, Sunita could not visit New Delhi to receive the award, which was presented to her at the Consulate General of India in Houston on behalf of the Government of India.
The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs has now geared up to tackle issues such as racial discrimination, ill treatment and abuse of expatriate Indian workers, human rights violations and provision of minimum wages, especially to those working in the Gulf region. The Ministry had made sure that the Gulf nations use fair labor practices and international labor laws to prevent exploitation, he said.
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