A group of Nepali migrant workers stranded in Libya have been repatriated after a 22-month long ordeal involving unpaid wages, cramped and unhygenic living conditions and unscrupulous manpower agents. A total of 108 workers were forced to camp out in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, after their employer…
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94 Nepalis working as ‘Bonded Labourers’ for Libyan Construction Company
May 13th, 2010
Ninety-four Nepali construction workers in Libya have appealed to the Nepali government to rescue them immediately, saying that they are being forced to work in inhumane conditions, according to this article, which appeared on the front page of yesterday’s Republica (English language daily in ...
Bangladeshi Workers Go Hungry in Libya
January 9th, 2010
The Babgladeshi Daily Star reported today about a group of Bangladeshi workers in Libya who have been living without work, salaries and facilities for months. The group of at least 46 workers arrived in Libya in April 2009 to work in construction. Each spent over $2,900 to get the opportunity to ear...
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