Gulf: "Crisis" as 500,000 repatriated workers unable to access justice & obtain unpaid wages amid COVID-19
الملخص
Date Reported: 10 أغسطس 2020
الموقع: الإمارات العربية المتحدة
أخرى
Not Reported ( المؤسسات التربوية ) - Employerالفئة المتأثرة
Total individuals affected: 100
عمال مهاجرون: ( Number unknown - نيبال , المؤسسات التربوية , Gender not reported )القضايا
الترهيب والتهديد , Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Wage Theftالرد
Response sought: لا
الإجراءات المتخذة: None reported.
نوع المصدر: News outlet
الملخص
Date Reported: 10 أغسطس 2020
الموقع: الإمارات العربية المتحدة
أخرى
Not Reported ( النقل: عامة ) - Clientالفئة المتأثرة
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
عمال مهاجرون: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , Labour supplier , Gender not reported )القضايا
رسوم التوظيف , Wage Theftالرد
Response sought: لا
الإجراءات المتخذة: None reported.
نوع المصدر: News outlet
"Gulf migrant workers face crisis of unpaid wages amid pandemic," 10 Aug 2020
The double blow of low oil prices and the coronavirus crisis has already pushed over half a million migrant workers out of Arab Gulf states...
Returned to their countries of origin in haste, migrant workers whose wages have not been paid are unable to defend their rights in the Gulf’s courts of justice. Their embassies have come under criticism for largely refusing to document grievances before repatriation..
only a negligible number of cases reach the courts as migrant workers, who are the backbone of Gulf economies, often simply give up and return home empty-handed...
most unpaid workers have the right to mandate by power of attorney their embassies to act on their behalves to seek compensation... Foreign missions argue they cannot replace failing national justice systems, nor do they have sufficient resources to do so.