Maldives Fire: 10 Indian Migrant Workers Killed

In the capital of the Maldives Male, the fire brigades reported that fire spread through crowded housing for foreign workers on November 10, killing at least 10 people and injuring many more. 

Local media reported that severely burned bodies are difficult to be identified. An estimated 15 people who live in the building remain missing. The garage, where the incident occurred, is located on the ground floor, while the first floor houses cramped living quarters for migrant workers with single window vent.

The inhumane conditions and number of fatalities of the Indian migrants have been criticized several times by human rights activists and like-minded bodies over the last decade. Despite the backlash, not enough measures have been taken to put a stop to long-standing abuses of labor laws.

India, which is the largest source of international migrants in the world, has about 9 million citizens working in the GCC alone.