Twelve migrant workers from Telangana, stranded in Jordan after going there for a better livelihood, returned to their native places on Saturday with the efforts of senior Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader T. Harish Rao
Before heading to their native places they met Mr. Rao at his residence here and thanked him for helping them to return to the motherland after facing all sorts of troubles in Jordan. Mr. Rao enquired about the problems they faced on the foreign soil.
The workers stated that they had made repeated appeals to all political parties in the State and pleaded for help, but it was only BRS that had responded and helped them reach back home. They got emotional while recollecting their ordeal in Jordan and explained that they were not able to have even a square meal on some days.
Mr. Rao said the BRS had brought the issue to the notice of the State and Central governments immediately after learning about it and made repeated appeals, but in vain. They were allowed to return to their homeland only after a penalty was paid on their behalf. He stated that a large number of migrants from the State are going to Gulf countries to earn better livelihood and repay the debt made back home but are getting deceived at the hands of agents.
He alleged that the Congress government had failed to keep the promises made even to migrant workers to establish a welfare board. Mr. Rao bore the return airfare of all the 12 workers.
