Ranchi: The Labour Department has started the process of bringing back 30 workers stranded in Malaysia to Jharkhand after the instructions of Chief Minister Hemant Soren.
These workers are from Giridih, Hazaribagh and Bokaro districts. The High Commissioner of India in Malaysia BN Reddy has been requested to intervene in the matter.
The letter says that 30 workers from Jharkhand have been working in Lead Master Engineering and Construction SDN BHD as linemen in transmission work, since 30 January 2019. The contractor is not allowing them to return
back to India even after the expiry of their contract of 3 years. They have also not received their salary for the last four months.