ZEE News reported that a total of 117 Indian workers at Delta Steel Company PLC in Nigeria say they have not been paid by their employer for nearly a year and forced to live like destitute.

The workers have approached the Indian high Commission at Abuja and Ministry of Indian Overseas Affairs and other concerned agencies in India.

A spokesman for the workers Mr Dinesh Yadav said “We are entitled for monthly salary, living allowance, leave travel allowance and other medical and educational expenses.”

He alleged that the workers are being kept in the country like bonded laborers without any living allowance and salary for last 11 months.

According to the workers, they have no transport facility, proper food, electricity, security or medical cover. They said they were recruited by Global Steel Holding from India and posted to Nigeria's southern state of Warri to work for the steel company in 2005.

(Sourced from zeenews.india.com)