On the instructions of Chief Minister Hemant Soren, out of 47 migrant workers of Jharkhand stranded in Cameroon, 11 workers returned safely. All the workers were transported to their destination by the Labor Department. The return of the remaining 36 workers is also being ensured.

It is known that the Chief Minister had received information about the payment of salary of 47 workers of Hazaribagh, Bokaro and Giridih districts of Jharkhand working in M/s Transrail Lighting Limited of Cameroon, Central Africa and not being treated well by the company. After this, the Chief Minister had directed the State Migrant Control Room to take immediate action. The State Migrant Control Room took immediate action and verified the matter by contacting the workers and the concerned company. After verification of the matter, as per the instructions of Labor Secretary Mukesh Kumar and Commissioner Sanjeev Kumar Besra, the Labor Superintendents of the concerned districts also lodged an FIR against the employers and middlemen and the process of bringing back the stranded workers safely was started.

The control room team has been continuously contacting the officials, company and workers through e-mail and phone and the total dues of the workers amounting to Rs 39,77,743 have been paid. After this, on 27 December 2024, the first group of 11 workers out of 47 workers returned safely from Cameroon to India. On reaching Jharkhand, the labour department officials welcomed the workers at Birsa airport.