11 migrant workers stranded in Oman, MEA urged to bring them back home 

11 migrant employees from India allege that they’ve been stranded in Oman with their passports confiscated by their employers upon refusing to proceed to work around the clock with out being paid.

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Mustafa Sheikh, a farmer from West Bengal’s Murshidabad, left for Oman a 12 months again. He was promised a cost for 100 Rial for a 10-hour shift of cleansing roads by the Al Sroor Nationwide for Improvement Restricted.

“After we reached, we have been first posted in Muscat, the place as a substitute of cleansing roads, we have been appointed to segregate and cargo big portions of waste generated by home housing and procuring malls,” stated Mr. Sheikh.

Then Mr. Sheikh and his 10 others, all from West Bengal’s Murshidabad, have been allegedly made to work shut to fifteen hours a day, with out being paid for the additional hours. “We have been advised that we’d get extra pay for additional hours and 4 leaves a month, however that didn’t materialise,” stated Sheikh.

Over the decision, Sunil Das, one other migrant employee, joins Mr. Sheikh. He advised The Hindu that after almost a 12 months of working, they have been all transferred to Masirah Island, the place they have been made to load and unload fish for almost 22 hours. “We have been denied our leaves and if we missed a day, they might deduct 5 Rials for a day of absence,” stated Mr. Das.

Including to them, Chota Murmu, additionally from Murshidabad, stated that whereas the 11 of them have been promised medical playing cards, they weren’t given the profit after they joined work. “If we fell sick, they might deduct our salaries and didn’t pay us a penny for the medical bills we needed to bear,” stated Mr. Murmu.

Theworkers are due 4 months’ wage, extra pay for his or her additional hours and at current have been thrown out of their official lodging.

“On August 26, we requested the employers for our rightful pay and that we didn’t wish to work past our contract of working for 10 hours, “ stated Mr. Sheikh. On listening to their calls for, the employers threatened them that in the event that they stopped working, not solely would they lose out on their pay but additionally be thrown out of their official lodging, stated the employees.

At current, the employers have withheld their passports and have pressured them out of their lodging. “Now we have been dwelling within the mosques, and consuming the leftover meals within the eating places within the space. We simply need our salaries and passports in order that we are able to go house,” stated Mr. Das.

The employees have appealed to the Ministry of Exterior Affairs by means of a letter and the Indian Embassy in Oman to rescue them and assist them return house.