12/01/2021 Unresolved Labour Cases Pileup at Indian Embassies - TheLeaflet handed as the embassy failed to resolve the case,” he said. MFA says that to avoid massive wage theft becoming the legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries of destination must exercise leadership and embrace innovation to tackle this problem until it is eradicated. Shameer Unni, a Keralite migrant worker, was stranded in a company accommodation in Oman in October 2019 without salary when his company manager ed the country. Shameer is a victim of wage theft. itself. When the COVID-19 outbreak happened, we renewed our plea. But the Indian embassy couldn’t do anything,” Shameer said. Shameer is a kidney patient. So, continuing there without a job, salary, food, and medicines was a risk for him and nally, with help of charity organisations, he returned in July. “Even though my complaint was there with the embassy seeking SUBSCRIBE FOR UPDATES “Around 200 Indian workers were not getting the salary. We had complained in 2019 my pending salary and end of service bene ts, I returned empty-handed as the embassy failed to resolve the case,” he said. “When do people need help? It is when they are in trouble, isn’t it? If we fail to help them when they are in trouble, then can we say that we are good, no isn’t it? Our embassies have failed to help workers when a https://www.theleaflet.in/unresolved-labour-cases-pileup-at-indian-embassies/# 8/13