16 Indian workers in Libya return home after six months of ordeal

• 16 Indian workers, who have been at Libyan Cement Company’s plant in Benghazi for six months without pay, are expected to arrive in New Delhi.

• The workers protest against long work hours, unscheduled shifts, and erratic pay.

• The workers are on a Turkish Airlines flight from Benghazi to New Delhi, with a stopover at Istanbul.

• The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) acknowledged the workers’ difficulties and is working to address their immediate concerns.

• The workers were shifted to “prison-like” conditions, believed to be the backyard of a Libyan contractor.

• The MEA acknowledged efforts to repatriate the workers, but required Libyan formalities.

• The workers were assisted by a social worker in the region, Tabassum Mansoor.