Archive · 29 Nov 2025
5 Jharkhand Migrants Returning from Cameroon
Five workers from Jharkhand, India, were stuck in Cameroon because their company didn't pay them for five months.
They couldn't afford food or a place to stay.
A kind person named Sikander Ali helped them by talking to the Indian government.
The Indian Embassy in Cameroon helped get their salaries and booked their flight tickets.
They will fly back to India on Monday and arrive on Tuesday.
Then, they will take a train to their hometowns.
The workers and their families are very happy that the government helped them come back home.
Five Jharkhand migrant workers stranded in Cameroon due to unpaid salaries for five months.
Indian Embassy and Labour Department intervened to secure pending salaries and book return flights.
Workers will arrive in Mumbai on Tuesday and return to their hometowns by train at their own expense.
Social activist Sikander Ali brought the matter to the Labour department's attention.
Workers and their families are relieved and happy with the government's efforts to bring them back.
- Who
- Five migrant workers from Jharkhand: Sunil Mahato, Sukar Mahato, Chandrashekhar Kumar, Dilon Mahato, and Dilchand Mahato
- What
- Return to India after being stranded in Cameroon due to unpaid salaries
- When
- Tuesday (after flight on Monday)
- Where
- From Cameroon to Mumbai, then to their hometowns by rail
- Why
- Faced financial problems due to non-payment of salaries for five months
- Number of Workers
- 5
- Origin
- Jharkhand, India
- Destination
- Cameroon, Africa
- Company
- Mumbai-based private company
- Duration of Unpaid Salaries
- 5 months
- Return Date
- Tuesday
- Assistance Provided By
- Indian Embassy and Labour Department