'Forced to work 15 hours a day, no salary for 4 months': Hyderabad woman stranded in Oman
A woman from Hyderabad is seeking help after allegedly being lured to Oman for a housemaid job, only to be subjected to forced labor and wage theft. The Indian Embassy in Muscat has acknowledged the case and is working toward her repatriation.
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Exposes the dangers of human trafficking and labor exploitation faced by migrant workers in the Middle East.
HYDERABAD/ NEW DELHI: A Hyderabad woman has alleged that she was forced to work up to 15 hours a day, denied wages for months and subjected to poor living conditions after travelling to Oman for a housemaid's job.The woman was identified as Shabnam Begum from Telangana's Pahadi Shareef. The embassy Embassy of India in Muscat has said it has taken "cognisance of the matter" and that the case is being "taken up at appropriate levels." According to a self-recorded video sent to Hyderabad politician and Majlis Bachao Tehreek leader Amjed Ullah Khan, Begum travelled to Muscat on March 26 after a local recruitment agent allegedly promised her a housemaid's job. In a post on X, Khan appealed to external affairs minister S Jaishankar to intervene in the case.
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