21/09/2020 Indian migrant workers in Gulf countries are returning home without months of salary owed to them - The Hindu migrant workers have been repatriated to Asia, many of them hurriedly and without proper protocols in place. And taking advantage of these mass repatriation moves are employers who terminate workers without paying them their legitimate wages, compensation and benefits. Unfortunately, the Indian repatriation form, an online Google document, shows that of the nine boxes listed here asking for the reason for repatriation to India, there is only one box that asks if the migrant worker was laid off . And even this gives no space for workers to elaborate on their grievances if any. As for Indian embassies, they have not been encouraging in-person visits by workers because of COVID-19 protocols. The in-person visits are restricted to a token system. Some 90 lakh migrant Indians work in West Asia. And the majority of them are low-paid workers   | Photo Credit: AP https://www.thehindu.com/society/indian-migrant-workers-in-gulf-countries-are-returning-home-without-months-of-salary-owed-to-them/article32… 7/10