Tag: Stranded Labourers

Bhubaneswar: As many as 14 persons from Ganjam district who had gone to Saudi Arabia in search of work are allegedly being tortured and are stranded in the gulf country. According to sources, two agents who are yet to be identified lured the labourers to the Middle East country promising them lucrative jobs. However, the […]

Bhubaneswar: The stranded Odia labourers in Dubai will finally return home after the intervention of the Indian government. On May 30, the matter was first brought to light by OTV, which reported that 10 labourers from Odisha are stranded in Dubai. When the matter was flagged on Twitter, External Affairs minister S.Jaishankar had intervened and […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 18 labourers from various parts of Ganjam district are reportedly stranded in Dubai and have alleged physical and mental torture by their employer. The matter came to light after the family members of the labourers met the Labour Commissioner today seeking intervention in repatriation of the stranded labourers. Sources said the […]

Bhubaneswar: After successfully ensuring repatriation of Odisha youths stranded outside India on multiple occasions, BJP’s national vice-president Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda has once again written to the Indian Consul General in Dubai requesting repatriation of 17 labourers from the State. As per reports, all the labourers had departed for Dubai on November 4 last year through […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 15 labourers from Kendrapara district who are stranded in Kuwait will return to Odisha soon, Indian Embassy based in Kuwait informed on Thursday. BJP National Vice President and former Kendrapara MP Jay Panda had sought the Indian Embassy’s intervention in repatriation of the stranded labourers. On Thursday, the embassy informed Panda, […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha transport minister Padmanabha Behera on Sunday ordered a probe into the return of several labourers including fishermen to the State from Tamil Nadu in violation of nation-wide lockdown clamped in the wake of SARS n-CoV pandemic. “Apparently the labourers were desperate to return home fearing the current lockdown situation and purchased a boat […]

In a recent guideline issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, it has been decided to run “Shramik Special” trains from Labour Day today. These special trains will run to carry migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students and other persons stranded at different places across the country due to COVID-19 lockdown. These special trains will run […]