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The seven workers claimed that they were threatened and even beaten when they
raised their grievances with the restaurant management.
<p>The workers have referred the matter to Indian High Commission consular officials.</p>
<p>A worker, K. Ashokan, 32, alleged that one of the restaurant officials threatened
to damage his own car and frame him when reporting the matter to the police.
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<p>Another worker, Mohamed Farook Mohamed Haneef, 24, said he was hit on the face
several months ago when he asked his employer why he did not get his salary.
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<p>The workers met with the consular officers at the office of the Johor Indian
Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Sunday where the high commission set up
a temporary base to handle consular matters. </p>
<p>Indian High Commission Second Secretary Charan Jeet Lal pledged to raise the
matter up with the restaurant management. </p>
<p>When contacted, the owner of the restaurant involved dismissed the allegations,
saying the workers were out to “blackmail and boycott” her. </p>
<p>”We have done no wrong and have paid them in full,” she said, adding
that she was prepared to meet the high commission’s officials.
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