17 workers from Jharkhand stranded in Cameroon return safely
The Jharkhand Labour Department took cognisance of the matter and formally alerted the MEA, requesting urgent intervention.
The mandal will also host a series of activities to make the celebrations of Ganeshotsav, which has been declared as ‘Rajya Mahotsav’ by the Maharashtra government. Seventeen migrant workers from Jharkhand, who had been stranded in Africa’s Cameroon for the past several months, returned to Jharkhand following the intervention of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the state labour department, an official said.
Jharkhand migrant cell control room official Shikha Lakra told PTI on Monday that workers belonging to Bokaro and Hazaribagh districts were among 19 people who had travelled to the West African nation through a private agency to work with a company engaged in electricity transmission projects.
“However, they alleged that on reaching Cameroon, the company withheld their wages for four months, pushing them into financial duress. The workers had recorded a video message and circulated it on social media, appealing to both the central and the Jharkhand governments for help,” said Lakra.
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