The Jharkhand Labour Department set-up the contact with 48 migrant workers from the state who are stranded in Tunisia, North Africa, with the help of the Indian embassy. According to officials on Friday, the verification process of their documents is underway. The workers alleged that they have been surviving without pay for four months and do not have money even to buy food.

Shikha Lakra, team leader of the Migrant Control Cell under the Jharkhand Labour Department, stated that following Chief Minister Hemant Soren ’s directive, they managed to contact the stranded migrant workers and are coordinating with the Indian embassy in Tunisia, according to PTI . Also Read | Fake BARC scientist held in Mumbai with forged IDs, maps & alleged nuclear data

What did workers say?

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