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Hundreds of Indian workers demand unpaid wages from Saudi firm
"Among them there were hundreds calling in about (the Nasser S Al
Hajri Corporation) and a few others," he added. "We consolidated the
complaints and encouraged them to ght this collectively since it is
di cult to pursue alone for many."
One of the workers in the case said he was owed 120,000 rupees
($1,637) and feared for his future without the money.
"I wanted to start a grocery store with (the money) but now I am
running around ling complaints and job-hunting," said Krishnan, who
did not use his real name due to the ongoing case.
"I am still waiting while ... my savings are diminishing rapidly," he said
by phone from the southern state of Kerala.
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(Reporting by Anuradha Nagaraj @AnuraNagaraj; Additional
Reporting by Ban Barkawi in Amman, Editing by Kieran Guilbert.
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