Families of workers to be linked with benefits: CM
Ranchi, January 2: The remaining 27 more workers of Jharkhand stranded in Cameroon have returned home on Thursday.
Earlier on 29 December, 11 workers had returned to their state. The remaining 8 out of 47 workers will reach Birsa Munda Airport on the morning of 3 January 2025.
Incidentally, many migrant laborers of Jharkhand were stranded in Cameroon for a long time. After the appeal by the workers, the workers have returned home on the initiative of the state government.
According to the information, 47 workers from Hazaribagh, Bokaro and Giridih of Jharkhand were working in Cameroon of Central West Africa since August 2024. They were neither being paid salary nor were they treated well by the company management.
The complaint of this reached State Migrant Control Room as well as the Chief Minister.
On receiving the information, on the special instructions of the Chief Minister, the State Migrant Control Room contacted the workers stranded in Cameroon and the concerned company and not only the workers are being safely returned home, but the total outstanding amount of Rs 39 lakh 77 thousand 743 of the workers has also been paid.
The workers who returned to Ranchi airport on Thursday evening were welcomed by the officials of the Labor Department. Along with this, the government has assured cooperation for participation in all government schemes.
After the return of the workers, Chief Minister Hemant Soren has instructed the departmental secretary to prepare the family details of these workers and give them the benefits of the schemes run by the government. After this instruction, all the concerned labor superintendents will get the details of the workers and work to give them the benefits of the schemes.
It is worth noting that a large number of workers from Jharkhand have been migrating for livelihood. Under this, many workers from Hazaribagh, Giridih and Bokaro went to earn in Cameroon, Africa. These workers were harassed by the Cameroon company. When they wanted to return home, they were not allowed to return and the salary was not paid on time. In such a situation, these workers were forced to appeal to the Jharkhand government. After the intervention of the Chief Minister, the way was paved for the return of all these workers.
