"Jharkhand workers stuck in Mali seek government help to ensure safe return", 23 January 2022

The 33 workers of Jharkhand, working at a power transmission line laying project in the African country of Mali have sought help from Chief Minister... once again for ensuring payment of their pending salaries and safe return to India. They alleged that the company failed to fulfill the agreements reached between it and workers, which was mediated by Indian Embassy officials at Mali...

As per an agreement, the company was to pay pending payment for October and November to be credited in the Indian bank account of workers, while the salary of December was to be used in arranging flight tickets from Bomako to New Delhi and then to Ranchi and also for bearing food expenses and other emergency requirements of the workers. But, according to the workers, neither the company paid their dues, nor arranged their air tickets to India.

The workers also claimed that their ration will end tonight, following which, they will be left to starve as they have used all their money in buying ration.

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In all, 33 migrant workers from Giridih and Hazaribag districts are stuck in Mali’s capital district Bamako.