PIL on migrants return from Iraq: HC to hear views today
Petitioner stated that government is not taking adequate steps to bring back Indians
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad High Court will hear a petition on Friday seeking to declare the action of the Centre in not taking steps to bringing back the poor Indian migrant workers stranded in Baghdad and Mosul in Iraq in view of the dangerous political situation prevailing in country, as illegal and unconstitutional.
Migrants Rights Council, member of Migrant Forum in Asia, represented by its president P. Narayana Swami, moved the petition, stating that nearly 16,000 Indian workers were stranded in Iraq in conditions resembling war due to the internal strife in the nation. He said that the workers were willing to return home to India but neither the Indian Embassy in Baghdad, nor the Union government has come forward to look into the issue.
The petitioner urged the court to direct the Centre that National Human Rights Commission to visit Iraq along with the petitioners’ union members to ensure the safe passage of the migrant workers.