Bhubaneswar: Acting on the direction of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, the Odisha government has facilitated the safe return of all six youth from the state who had been stranded in Thailand after facing difficulties at their workplace.
While four of the youths were brought back to Odisha on February 21, the remaining two arrived safely on Friday. They have been identified as Prashant Kumar Rout of Upulei village and Jashobant Sahoo of Kujipur village under Rajkanik
a block in Kendrapada district.
The six youths — Bijay Kumar Swain, Hemanta Kumar Behera, Jayanta Kumar Malik, Jashobant Sahoo and Prashant Kumar Rout from Kendrapada, along with Manoranjan Sahoo from Chandabali block of Bhadrak district — had travelled to Thailand in August 2025 to work in a plywood company.
However, they reportedly faced severe hardships, including non-payment of wages by the company owner. Left in distress, they approached the Odisha government seeking help to return home.
Following the appeal, coordinated efforts were undertaken by the Ministry of External Affairs, the Office of the Chief Resident Commissioner of Odisha in New Delhi, the Directorate of Odisha Paribar under the Odia Language, Literature and Culture Department, the Labour and Employees’ State Insurance Department, and the district administrations of Kendrapada and Bhadrak.