24 Indians live in prison-like room in Riyadh after 'masters' seize passports


Hyderabad, May 28 (Deccan Chronicle): Twenty-four young men from Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha were deceived by their consultants and have since then been suffering in a dingy room in Riyadh for the past two months.

The consultants in Hyderabad processed the youths’ visas projecting them as skilled labourers such as fitters, draughtsmen, and plumbers. Once sent in five batches, the managers washed their hands off any responsibility regarding these youths, said a report in the Mumbai Mirror.

Though shown as skilled workers, ‘masters’ in Riyadh offered these men unskilled jobs like cooking, ploughing, gardening and cleaning after seizing their passports. While speaking to Mirror over phone from Riyadh, one of the youths said, “When we express our inability to do the unskilled jobs, they are asking us to pay 12,600 riyals (nearly Rs 2.2 lakh in Indian currency) each to cancel the work agreement and return our passports”.

The prison-like room with a single toilet to be shared by twenty-four, is a charity from other Telegus living in Riyadh.

With the onset of the Ramzan month, their movements have been restricted. Some of the men have been reported to be sick.

  

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  • Vinayak, Mangalore / Dubai

    Mon, May 29 2017

    Saudi Arabia is one gulf country which exploits indians. This applies to all the indians. May it be skilled or unskilled labor. Pathetic is not a word and there is no support from the local labor govt to get these issues sorted out, as they always support the sponsor or the employer.

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  • Rita, Germany

    Mon, May 29 2017

    Sorry to hear such apathic conditions of Indians in S.Arabien.cant they too report the Saudi arabien higher officials and seeek some help?like one the two from karnataka did?why our indian embassy doesnt help?Many people seek jobs in gulf and want to go and earn money ,are ready to pay any amount of money to agents.unfortunately many of them land in like these elsewhere than seeked job.Feel ashamed to tell at home ,fear to be jailed or so,in a situation where they dont know either a in or a out.sad.Hope someone comes to help them in this Holy month of muslims.may be only after the feast.

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  • MILAN, LUCERNE

    Sun, May 28 2017

    INDIA IS BETTER TO LIVE AND WORK. IF GOVT PROVIDE JOBS AND SECURITY

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  • MILAN, LUCERNE

    Sun, May 28 2017

    these what happens when modiji cannot give jobs to all Indians. Some Kasargod youths are also going to Syria for highly paid salary. Because nobody likes to work in Syria And they are tagged as terrorist. Modiji is also responsible for this.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sun, May 28 2017

    Last three years these problems have multiplied...

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  • dev, MANGALORE

    Sun, May 28 2017

    Shame on you sir. You seem to take extreme pleasure in connecting everything to the BJP govt. It's a SICK attitude. Have some pity for these men or at least don't digress

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