India, Oct. 8 -- Timely intervention of Union Minister and North Mumbai MP Piyush Goyal, and the Indian embassy in Oman, rescued 36 Indian workers who were stranded and facing severe hardship in Oman. The workers returned to the country recently, Goyal said on Tuesday.

According to Goyal's office, the minister reached out to the Indian embassy in Oman and sought urgent help after a ward president in his constituency brought to his attention mid-September that 18 Indian workers in Oman, including one of his relatives, were allegedly being exploited by their employer and living in distressing conditions. The embassy, with the support of local authorities, not only traced the 18 reported workers but also located 18 additional Indians in sim...