Dhanbad: 32 laborers and 5 children of Dumka stranded in Kerala have been brought back home. This return has happened on the initiative of the Jharkhand government. All the laborers have been brought from Kerala by Alleppey-Dhanbad Express. Where laborers have been sent to Dumka by bus from Dhanbad railway station.
There are limitless employment opportunities in Jharkhand.
On the occasion, Tundi MLA Mathura Prasad Mahto told that there are immense possibilities of employment in Jharkhand. By creating which the government is trying to stop the migration of laborers of the state. The laborers of Jharkhand will be given work within the state itself. So that he does not get caught in the clutches of touts in other states and they should not be exploited.
32 migrant laborers were safely transported to Dumka
On the other hand, Dhanbad DTO Om Prakash Yadav said that all the migrant laborers were stranded outside the states. On the instructions of the government, the work of transporting Dhanbad to Dumka by the Transport Department was done by the Transport Department. SDO Surendra Kumar said that the work of transporting 32 migrant laborers to Dumka safely was done by the district administration.
Workers have pleaded to return home
Let us inform that the laborers trapped in Kerala had appealed to the Jharkhand government to return home. The government directed the Deputy Commissioner that the laborers should be brought back soon. After this the process of bringing back started. And today the workers have reached back to their state.
Even the Aadhar card of laborers was kept
The laborers told that they had been taken to Kerala in the name of getting employment. Which was done by a person from his village. The person said that laborers will be given employment in Kerala. Aadhar card and one thousand rupees in cash have been taken from all the laborers. After which the broker sent laborers and said that he is also coming. When the laborers reached Kerala, that person was not present there. When the laborers contacted the broker, his mobile was switched off. After this, the laborers demanded their Aadhar card from the driver, then the driver said that Aadhar card will be given only after giving one thousand rupees. The workers said that whatever amount they had brought for expenditure, it is over. The workers were forced to starve. Due to non-availability of Aadhar card, all of them were not able to work anywhere else. A total of 37 people are trapped there including children and laborers. The laborers had requested the state government to return home.
