Indian road construction workers are allegedly being held in captivity in different locations, Ambo Woliso Project, Nekemte Bure Lot 1 and Nekemte Bure Lot 3 after they stumbled into disputes with local workers over unpaid salaries. IL&FS has won a contract in joint venture with Elsamex SA, a Spanish company, for improvement works and maintenance services of Nekempte—Anger Gutin—Andhode road section (86.10 km) and Agamsa—Bure road section (84.56 km) two years ago. However, the company has failed to pay its local staff two months’ salary as funds have not been sent from its headquarters in India, Khurram Imam, another Indian held hostage in Nekemte Bure Lot 3 said. Neeraj Raghuwanshi also said they were told by the Indian Embassy in Addis Ababa that this was part of their fault as they have not notified earlier. (Update: Suresh, Secondary Secretary Consular of the Indian Embassy sent an email saying that the Embassy has taken up the matter with the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.)

Source: Ethiopian News November 28, 2018 08:23 UTC