India working to get 33 citizens stranded in Somalia back: S Jaishankar

India
is currently working on providing relief and ensure the safe return of 33
Indians stranded in Somalia, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on
Friday. He added that the High Commission in Nairobi has taken up the
predicament with authorities of Somalia.

The
33 Indian labourers, of which 25 workers are from Uttar Pradesh, were held
hostage by a company in Somalia for the past 8 months.

They had joined the company 10
months ago. In the first two months, the company treated them well, but from
the last eight months, the workers were allegedly not paid their salaries.

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In a tweet, Jaishankar said the
government is also in touch with the Somali Embassy in India.

“MEA and our High Commission in Nairobi are working on the
relief & return of 33 Indians stuck in Mogadishu, Somalia. The HC
@IndiainKenya has taken up their predicament with the Somalian authorities. We
are also in touch with the Somali Embassy in India. Hope for an early
resolution,” the External Affairs Minister said.