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7 Jun 2019

Author:
Bikram Keshari Jena, OTV Impact

OTV Impact: Formalities begin for return of Odisha labourers stranded in Dubai

Odia labourers in Dubai will finally return home... the matter was flagged on Twitter, External Affairs minister S.Jaishankar had intervened and informed that the Consulate General of India in Dubai is working to resolve the issue... the Consulate General of India in Dubai clarified that 25 workers from Odisha, UP, Bihar and Rajasthan are wanting to return and formalities for their return to be completed in a few days... Sangram Pattnaik, a social worker in Dubai, said, “After getting the contact number of the labourers from OTV office, we went to the consulate general office of Dubai. We hope that the stranded labourers will be back in Odisha in 2 to 3 weeks"... [Whilst in Dubai, the workers] were engaged in carpentry and paint work.