Telangana workers stranded in Bahrain

Around 1,000 youth from the north Telangana districts are stranded in Bahrain and unable to return to India. Family members of the victims are worrying about their safety, and have been pleading with people’s representatives in their native villages and mandals to help them.

Youth from Nizamabad, Karimnagar, and Hyderabad city went to Bahrain in 2007-08 in search of livelihood. They worked in Abdula Nasa (LCD) Company there for the last two years. Allegedly, the company failed to pay wages as per the the agreement. Vexed with the attitude of company management, the youth switched over to other works in Bahrain.

Presently, a few of them have decided to return to India, but the management of the company is allegedly refusing to return their documents. The company management states that the youth from India failed to abide by the agreement of work with Abdulla Nasa (LCD) company and the breach of agreement has resulted the payment of penalty. If the workers pay 600 dinars as penalty, the company will return their passports and visas, officials told Indian workers.

The youth had been facing hardships to return to India and they have been falling short of food and accommodation for the last three months. They had visited the Indian embassy in Bahrain several times to ask for official assistance. Unfortunately, embassy authorities were neglecting the issue.

Dichpally zilla parishad territorial constituency member Dinesh Kumar Kulachari approached district collector D. Vara Prasad here on Monday along with family members of some stranded youth to seek help. “The collector responded positively and assured of efforts for the safe return of the youth,” Mr Dinesh Kumar said.