WORKERS SHARE THEIR ORDEAL WITH KT

Khaleej Times caught up with the some of the abandoned workers, who were at the Consulate General of India, on Tuesday. Santosh Kumar Kandu, a packaging professional from Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh said: “I came to the UAE on a one month visit visa. My flight landed in Dubai at 12 am, and my agent asked me to spend the night at the airport and take a bus to Ajman next morning. When I went there, I realised I did not get the job I was promised. Over time, I had to leave Ajman because there was nothing for me to do. I paid INR 75,000 for the visa, and now, I have nothing to show for it.” Vera Venkata Satyanarayana from Andhra Pradesh said: “I’ve been here for three years. I got here for a one- month visit in 2016. I borrowed Rs40,000 to make it here, and my agent abandoned me. After working several odd jobs that didn’t pay, I was left with nothing. I’ve been sleeping in a park.”