Worse than hell: With shattered dreams, Indian migrants return from Saudi

October 01, 2016 13:20

They left India for Saudi Arabia with big dreams, but have returned with only harrowing tales after an oil price slump threw the economy into turmoil, leaving thousands of poor migrant labourers stranded.

The workers from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and the Philippines were left destitute, without enough money to get home or even to buy food after losing their jobs.

This week, around 40 workers from the Bihar finally arrived home with stories of being left to die by their employer Saudi Oger, the once-mighty firm led by Lebanons billionaire and former prime minister Saad Hariri.

They closed down the mess (canteen) suddenly. For three days, we did not have even water to drink. There was no power either, electrician Imam Hussain said on landing in New Delhi.

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