For the past few months, Sri Lankan and Indian garment workers in Jordan have been facing challenges due to the shut down of factories and related issues.
Now in the latest development, around 66 Sri Lankans have got some relief as they have returned to the island.
These workers were afflicted after the two apparel factories they were employed at were shut down. Reports claim that the Indian investors who operated two factories in Jordan, namely “Aseel” and “High Apparel” had closed the factories without prior notice to the workers.
The Sri Lankan Embassy in Jordan said that another group of Sri Lankans employed at the same two factories will be returning to Sri Lanka.
It is worth mentioning here that in january, the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Amman managed to repatriate 41 Sri Lankans upon receiving their salary dues and social security claims. Around 30 factory workers were earlier re-employed at other garment factories in Jordan with their consent, according to the embassy.
The issue is not limited only to Sri Lanka as there were reports also that around 69 Indian workers were unable to return from Jordan after the Aseel Universal Garments manufacturing company allegedly refused to settle their dues and send them back to India. These workers came from Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and a few other Indian states.
Recently, according to Bangladesh Overseas Employment and Services Limited (BOESL) statistics, 3,000 workers were sent to Jordan in the July-November period of the fiscal year 2023-24.
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