India Labourline, a helpline for migrant workers working in other countries, has unearthed an alleged case of job fraud and exploitation of several workers from Kanniyakumari district, during their employment in Armenia.
One influential family from Kanniyakumari (with most of its members living in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia) and some college students from Tamil Nadu, who are pursuing medical education in Armenia, have been exploiting and abusing these workers, including physical assault and criminal intimidation.
The workers were promised jobs in the foreign country in exchange for huge sums of money, but upon their arrival in Yerevan, were forced to live in horrible conditions. Many of them have not been paid for months together.
