Lily International accused of ‘targeting and trapping’ migrant worker
An Indian migrant worker was arrested in the Maldives on charges of assualt hours after he formally accused his employer, Lily International, of withholding his passport in order to prevent him from leaving the country.
15 Nov 2016, 9:00 AM
An Indian migrant worker was arrested in the Maldives on charges of assault hours after he formally accused his employer, Lily International, of withholding his passport in order to prevent him from leaving the country.
Regu Vijayadhas was arrested on October 30, hours after he petitioned the immigration department to order the food importer to return his passport.
The 27-year-old man, a heavy vehicle operator, reportedly wanted to attend his brother’s wedding in his home state of Tamil Nadu in southern India on November 6.
“He was arrested just a couple of hours after we visited the immigration department. We had sent them a letter in Regu’s name asking to terminate his contract and return his passport,” said Vino Dhevraj, an man who accompanied Vijayadhas said.
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