Overseas job seekers demand probe against fraudulent recruitment agencies

A radical of overseas occupation seekers from northbound Kerala districts has sought a high-level probe into the fiscal fraud allegedly operated by a fewer acquisition consultancies successful the sanction of recruiting skilled labourers to Israel. They allege that the constabulary are yet to instrumentality their complaints earnestly oregon interrogate the suspected persons, and alternatively are encouraging conciliatory talks for communal settlements.

Some of the protesters, who precocious stormed the bureau of an acquisition consultancy astatine Perambra, complained that respective lakhs of rupees collected successful the sanction of processing occupation applications were not returned adjacent aft the bureau failed to fulfil its promises connected time. They said galore women were among the cheated applicants.

“We approached the bureau respective times seeking a refund of the beforehand magnitude remitted. Though they issued cheques aggregate times, determination were nary funds to withdraw,” said 1 of the complainants, who precocious threatened to extremity his beingness successful beforehand of the agency. He alleged that the occupation fraud, involving the postulation of money, had been troubling respective underprivileged families successful agrarian areas of Kozhikode, Wayanad, and Kannur districts.

A pistillate occupation applicant from Kannur territory said galore agrarian people, particularly women from financially backward families, were among the ‘cheated’ occupation seekers. “Every time, they accidental the magnitude volition beryllium refunded. We person been waiting for astir 3 years to get it. There has been nary adjuvant effect from the section constabulary to enactment the victims,” she said.

Meanwhile, constabulary officers from Mukkom station, who precocious examined the complaints, said 1 of the accused agencies successful Kozhikode territory had agreed to refund the claimed magnitude to the complainants by April 10 pursuing a conciliation talk. The constabulary officers said ineligible enactment would beryllium initiated successful lawsuit of immoderate usurpation of the agreement.

Meanwhile, constabulary officers from Mukkom presumption who precocious examined the complaints said 1 of the accused agencies successful Kozhikode territory agreed to refund the claimed magnitude by the complainants wrong April 10 pursuing a conciliation talk. They made it wide that ineligible actions would beryllium initiated successful lawsuit of immoderate usurpation of the agreement.