The Indian Government has intervened in a labour dispute involving 77 Indians working in Sri lanka. According to External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin, India has taken up the matter with the Sri lankan company in which 77 Indian workers are involved in a labour dispute.
“It is a labour-related issue. Our mission has already taken up the matter with the company and we are working on a solution and hopeful of a resolution by tomorrow (Monday),” Akbaruddin said. The workers involved in the dispute are mostly from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. They have pleaded Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj through letters seeking their intervention to resolve the matter. The Government’s reaction came after there were reports that the Indian labourers have been held captive in Sri lanka over a dispute.