Dubai: Five Indian workers in Kuwait were arrested after about 525 contract workers went on strike at a labour camp, accusing their company of going back on its contractual obligations.
"The five workers were not given any reason for their arrests as the police came to the camp and whisked them away," a worker told a newspaper.
However, Indian officials told PTI that they were yet to get details about the incident.
The workers believe that the arrest of their colleagues was the "handiwork of a few unscrupulous officials of the company in an attempt to create a culture of fear thereby torpedoing their strike plans".
"The arrest of our colleagues made every worker determined to go ahead with the strike and there is no backing down unless the company honours our demands," the Arab Times quoted one of the workers as saying.
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