ODIA WORKERS STRANDED IN LAOS: ODISHA CM ASKS ADMINISTRATION TO ENSURE SAFE RETURN
Bhubaneswar(13/10/2023): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has directed the administration to ensure safe return of 35 Odia workers reported to be held captive in Laos. As per the direction of Chief Minister, the Labour Commissioner has taken up the issue with Indian embassy at Laos.
The Embassy authorities have informed that they are in touch with the labourers and all necessary steps will be taken for their safe return to India. The labourers from Kendrapara district of Odisha are allegedly held captive in a plywood company in Laos where they are also being allegedly tortured by the company staff.
The matter came to the fore after some of the stranded labourers, in a video message, appealed to the Central Government for their safe rescue .
