The State Government has sought assistance from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) for bringing back five labourers stuck in UAE, an official said here.
The State Government’s request to the MEA followed allegations of the family members of the workers that the labourers, who have been working for a company at Sharjah, are deprived of their remuneration and basic necessities. The workers hail from the Balichandrapur and Bari police station areas of Jajpur district.
State Labour Commissioner Niranjan Sahu has written to the Director, CPV (Consular, Passport and Visa) division of the MEA, New Delhi that Chittaranjan Jena and four others have requested for safe repatriation of five workers,
The workers were sent to the West Asian country by an agent through “tourist visas” that will be valid up to December 17, 2019, according to the letter. Since October, the Odisha workers have been working in construction sites at different places in UAE, the letter said.
“Since, the matter relates to emigration issues, it is requested to kindly take necessary steps to facilitate safe repatriation of the workers to their natives along with legal dues, if any,” the letter has stated.