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Ten of the 30 workers stranded in Malaysia have been brought back to Jharkhand. At the same time, work is being done for the return of the remaining 20.
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10 out of 30 workers stranded in Malaysia have returned safely. The Jharkhand government gave this information on Thursday. At the same time, the process of returning 20 is going on. In 2019, in the capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, the Jharkhand government had urged the Malaysian government to return home to the laborers.
A statement from the state government said that on the instructions of Chief Minister Hemant Soren, ten of the 20 workers stranded in Malaysia have been brought back to Jharkhand. The Indian State Migrant Control Room in Malaysia and the Indian High Commission are in constant touch with the management of the company where the workers were working for the return of the remaining 20.
Workers went to Malaysia two years ago
Through social media, the state government was appealed for their safe return. The workers had gone to work as linemen with an engineering and construction company from January 30, 2019, and their contract expired on September 30, 2021.
work not paid
The workers were employed by the firm till January 2022 without contract and were not paid, the statement said. The Malaysian police had to intervene at the request of the Indian High Commission in Malaysia, which acted on an email sent by the state’s labor department.
The Indian High Commission to Malaysia has ordered the company to clear all dues and transfer them to Kuala Lumpur and arrange for their tickets and food within 15 days, the statement said.
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