Overview
- The Labour Department’s Migrant Control Cell, led by Shikha Lakra, is coordinating with the Indian Embassy as document verification proceeds for return travel.
- Workers allege three to six months of unpaid wages, 12-hour workdays, and threats when they sought to leave, leaving them without money for food.
- The group says they were hired by a Delhi-based recruiter identified in reports as Prem Power Construction for a high‑transmission line project under a multinational firm.
- Chief Minister Hemant Soren directed deputy commissioners in Bokaro, Hazaribagh, and Giridih to facilitate assistance and repatriation.
- According to activist Sikandar Ali, the 48 include 19 from Hazaribagh, 14 from Giridih, and 15 from Bokaro, whose video appeals triggered the official response.