1 week ago
Five Odisha Migrant Workers Rescued From Alleged Bondage
Five young workers from Odisha went to Andhra Pradesh for jobs.
Their families said the workers were promised employment but were later kept at a fish-processing unit.
The workers allegedly had little food and drinking water.
They also reportedly were not paid and could not freely leave.
Their phones were allegedly taken away, making it difficult to contact their families.
The families asked the police for help.
Police from Odisha and Andhra Pradesh worked together to rescue them.
The workers were brought safely back home.
Officials are now considering legal action and ways to protect other migrant workers.
Five youths from Gajapati district were rescued from an Andhra Pradesh fish-processing unit.
Their families alleged they were lured with employment promises and held for nearly two months.
The workers reportedly faced poor conditions, inadequate food and water, unpaid wages and surveillance.
Gajapati Police and Bapatla Police coordinated the rescue and helped the youths return home.
Authorities are pursuing legal action and examining wider risks faced by migrant workers from southern Odisha.
- Who
- Five youths from R. Udayagiri subdivision in Gajapati district, Odisha, were rescued.
- What
- They were allegedly held in bonded labour conditions and exploited at a fish-processing unit.
- Where
- The rescue took place at a fish-processing unit in Bapatla district, Andhra Pradesh.
- When
- They were reportedly kept there for nearly two months before being rescued.
- Why
- They had travelled for promised employment but were allegedly subjected to confinement, unpaid wages and poor working conditions.
Key facts
- Workers rescued
- Five youths from Gajapati district
- Origin
- R. Udayagiri subdivision, Odisha
- Workplace
- A fish-processing unit in Bapatla district, Andhra Pradesh
- Reported abuses
- Inadequate food and drinking water, non-payment of wages, surveillance and alleged threats
- Communication restriction
- The workers’ mobile phones were allegedly confiscated
- Rescue coordination
- Gajapati Police and Bapatla Police worked together
- Follow-up action
- Police are coordinating on legal action, while the District Labour Office has been informed
Sources
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