Bhubaneswar: The five Odia workers who had gone to Dubai looking for work a year prior, at long last reached Odisha today.

The workers, who were tormented since five months as the organization in which they were working halted their pay, were rescued with the help two NGOs.

Talking with media people after their landing in Biju Patnaik International Airport from Dubai via New Delhi today, the workers expressed gratitude toward the media for their earnest collaboration.

“We had gone to Dubai on June 2, 2015 through Planet agency in Berhampur to work as plumbers in a company Wide Plus Decor and Technical Services LLC. Though our salary was 1400 per month, the company was paying us Rs 1200. But as the salary was not given every month, we had registered a case in a labour court in Dubai. After the directive of the court, the company later gave the arrear salary”, said a labourer.