Tuesday, January 18, 2005
Don't believe the hype...
An Indian woman here is reported to have duped several Nepalese with promises of cushy jobs abroad and more than 40 job-seekers are presently stranded penniless in Kabul. Several similarly tricked blue-collar workers who managed to return home last year have filed a police complaint against Ishwori Ale, who is from Sikkim, the Himalayan Times daily reported Monday. Ale had taken unspecified amounts of money from the 42 workers currently stranded in Kabul, promising them jobs as security guards there. But when the young men went to Kabul via Delhi, they could find no signs of the $1,900 per month job they had been promised. The tricked men went on staying in Kabul in the hope they would get a job to pay for the huge expenses they had run up to go there. Though their visa reportedly expired earlier this month, they were unable to leave as they had no money to clear their hotel dues and pay their fare.
READ: Indian woman running illegal job racket in Nepal:
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