Tortured Kerala youths return home
Dec 26, 2015, Agencies:
Three Indian youths, who were allegedly tortured by their employer in Saudi Arabia, returned to India on Saturday.
The youth, who were forced to work at a brick factory in Abha, were placed under police protection after Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj intervened.
According to reports, the three youths, hailing from Haripad in Kerala's Alappuzha district, were taken to Saudi Arabia by a placement agency on false job promises.
A video recorded by one of the youths, which showed the Saudi employer beating them with a wooden plank, had gone viral.
The youth, who were forced to work at a brick factory in Abha, were placed under police protection after Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj intervened.
According to reports, the three youths, hailing from Haripad in Kerala's Alappuzha district, were taken to Saudi Arabia by a placement agency on false job promises.
A video recorded by one of the youths, which showed the Saudi employer beating them with a wooden plank, had gone viral.
0 comments:
Post a Comment