The plight of migrant workers from Jharkhand being stranded abroad has surfaced once again. This time, 48 workers from the districts of Giridih, Bokaro, and Hazaribagh are reportedly stuck in Tunisia, North Africa, after their company allegedly stopped paying their salaries for the past three months.

The workers, struggling to afford food and basic necessities, have appealed to the government for immediate help and repatriation. In a video message shared from Tunisia, the workers said, “We are in a very bad situation here. The company has stopped our salaries, and we don’t even have money to eat. We just want to return home somehow.”

They have also demanded that their pending wages be cleared.

Sikandar Ali, a social activist working for migrant workers’ rights, has urged both the centra

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