Assistant Undersecretary for Exits, Search and Follow-up at the Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs Directorate (NPRA) today announced that 2391 illegal expatriate workers were deported from July 1 to September 30, 2013, after finalising their court deportation order.
He added that a total of 5232 male and female expatriates had been deported so far this year.
He said that the department would step up inspection campaigns, in cooperation with other departments in the Interior Ministry and Labour Market Regulatory Authority, in order to address the illegal workers issue.