The Gujarat Labour Department issued a notice to a private ceramic tiles manufacturer after labourers from Jharkhand complained to the authorities in their home district about non-payment of wages, said people familiar with the matter on Saturday. The development comes after at least 13 labourers returned to Jharkhand’s Tatanagar on Friday.

The labourers were hired by the Morbi-based firm Agilis Vitrified Pvt Ltd located in Rangpar village, through a contractor from Odisha and had started working from August 30. The 13 labourers from Jharkhand’s East Singhbhum district, who alleged they were harassed at the workplace and prevented from returning home by the contractor, had complained to their parents, who subsequently reported the matter to Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Kunal Sara

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