North East Association of Goa (NEAG) Thursday said that it rescued 14 Nagas who came to the city after agents promised them jobs in a hotel. They were made to work in iron ore mines and confined to tents and portacabins with no amenities.
According to noted human rights lawyer Nandita Haksar, NEAG members got a call from one Lanumeren Jamir asking for help to rescue his brother who had been lured by some agents to go to Goa with promise of a good job in a hotel on a beach.
Nandita said that when NEAG members along with Wungchipem Pheirim, Sebastian Hongray and herself investigated into the matter, they with the help of Goa police rescued 14 young men from Nagaland all in the age group of 19 to 24.
The 14 young Naga men would be arriving Guwahati on Saturday and then proceed to Dimapur. The team which rescued the 14 also suggested that Nagaland police should go to Goa and arrest the agents who were involved in the trafficking of these young people.
Nandita also informed that they also rescued two Assamese men and that one of the Nagas and the two Assamese have decided to stay back and NEAG helped them get jobs.
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