Forty-eight migrant workers from Jharkhand, who are stranded in the African country of Tunisia, have appealed to the Indian government to facilitate their return to India.

In a video appeal, the workers highlighted that from the day that they were offered the employment, the dealing with the concerned company seemed dubious. "We were told that we are being employed by a company and that we will get our agreement papers on reaching the work location. On reaching, we found out that this was contract work and there are no agreement papers," a worker said in the video.

The worker alleged that Gurugram-based Prem Power Construction Private Limited had told workers that they will have to work for eight hours daily but are being made to work for around 12 hours every day. "On asking for payment, we are being threatened that we will be jailed and won't be able to return to India," the worker said in a video, which also had the other workers hailing from the Giridih, Hazaribagh and Bokaro districts.

Further, the workers alleged that they have not been paid for four months and are left with no money to be able to afford food…