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Ordeal ends as Indian workers say final goodbye to UAE
Dubai - They have been slapped with a permanent ban, but they are not unhappy.
All of them have been slapped with a permanent ban, but it makes little difference to them as none of them want to return to the country after being unpaid for months and going through a nightmarish time.
Now only one person -- whose file went missing from the CID office -- is left back in the UAE.
Nand Kishor Prasad, Dilip Singh and Ravinder Kumar Shah left on the 11.40 pm Air India flight to Mumbai. and Udit Narayan Gupta hopes to leave in another 10 days.
Prasad said: "We are kings back home as we are working in the UAE but they don't know that we have no clothes."How things unfolded
Earlier this month, another worker, Nagendra Singh, went to the CID office in Dubai. "He was in jail for 10 days and left the country with a ban," Ravinder said. "Nagendra arranged the amount for visa delay fine through his brother and other well-wishers."
With a tried and tested result, the trio went and finally was given an 'Outpass Extension'.
"My daughter didn't believe when I said I will reach home on Monday. She said I was lying. I had given her similar assurances for last many months," Dilip said.
Prasad said that systems in place for labourers are world-class but only for those who know how it worked. "We ran from Mussafah to Indian Embassy to labour courts and finally to CID office. Hopefully, there will be system in place for illiterates like us as it's easy to fool us and make us sign fake papers. The rules and regulations, if they are followed, are the best in the world. But most of them favour the companies and not the poor."
Reflecting back on few names who helped, Prasad said: "We did receive good help from Indian Embassy, Dubai Consulate officials and also few well-wishers. I have a list of people to thank." He indeed had a list of people and their phone number. "I have called each and everyone to say 'Thank You'."
Dilip added: "The company told us they will pay our salary together. After being hungry for weeks if you are given the food together, it won't serve the purpose."
Another worker Brijeesh Tiwari has opted to stay back. His new company has paid his visa dues of Dh6,700, which will be deducted from his salary on monthly basis.
For the rest of them, they came penniless and leave the same way.
"This journey has taught us many lessons. We have no salary and the most problems but now we know how to fight and survive. And we don't trust anyone anymore," Prasad added.
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