Six women migrant workers of Jharkhand were rescued from a Karnataka-based garment manufacturing unit where they were held captive.
As per a statement issued by the Government, the migrant workers from East Singhbhum district were forced by a contractor to work for 18 hours a day and abused and beaten up on occasions for refusing to work long hours without proper food.
The statement says, “After undergoing training at Skill Development Centre, Dimna, the women had gone to work at a garment factory in Bengaluru where they were forced to work under inhuman conditions…They were not allowed to return and were held hostage.”
It has been reported that when the matter was brought to the knowledge of Jharkhand’s Chief Minister Hemant Soren, he directed officials to ensure the safe return of the migrant workers.
Earlier also there have been reports of such cases, when Jharkhand’s workers were rescued from other states. Almost a year back, Jharkhand police had saved 17 women (including one minor) who were, reportedly, being trafficked after being promised jobs of sewing operators in a garment factory of Tamil Nadu.
