Lagatar24 Desk
Ranchi, Feb 18: The Labour Department on Friday started the process of bringing back 30 workers stranded in Malaysia to Jharkhand after the instructions of Chief Minister Hemant Soren. Notably, 30 workers from Jharkhand have been working at a construction company since January 2019, but have not been allowed to return to India even after expiry of their contract.
These workers are mainly from Giridih, Hazaribagh and Bokaro districts. The Labour Department has written a letter to the High Commissioner of India in Malaysia, B N Reddy after instructions from the Chief Minister to intervene in the matter.
The letter states that a total of 30 workers from Jharkhand have been working in Lead Master Engineering & Construction SDN BHD as linemen in transmission work, since 30 January 2019. The contractor is not allowing them to return to India even after the expiry of their contract of 3 years. They have also not received their salary for the last four months. Secretary of the Labour Department, Praveen Toppo has requested the High Commissioner to intervene in the matter to help them in getting their dues and take the necessary action.
