18 Indian migrant workers were repatriated from the UAE following the intervention of a prominent national politician and the assistance of the Indian consulate in the UAE. Six returned on the 27^th of  July, while the remaining 12 came home a month later. 

Conflicting reports surround the exact circumstances of the workers’ plight. Some of the workers interviewed by media alleged being stranded in the UAE without pay for up to nine months, after being apparently deceived by a recruitment agenct. Workers claimed having paid a hefty recruitment fee and not receiving a salary for the duration of their stay in the UAE. An Indian consular representative was quoted in the media suggesting that workers arrived to the UAE through official channels, but were unhappy with their working conditions.

Neither media article revealed the workers’ employer in the UAE nor the sector in which they worked.