India: Companies and government failing Gulf returnees who face wage theft, quarantine fees
الملخص
Date Reported: 11 سبتمبر 2020
الموقع: الكويت
أخرى
Not Reported ( Labour supplier ) - Labour Supplierالفئة المتأثرة
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
عمال مهاجرون: ( 2 - الهند , Labour supplier , Gender not reported )القضايا
Wage Theftالرد
Response sought: لا
الإجراءات المتخذة: One of the workers stated he had not received financial assistance from the government. No action was reported on the part of the employer.
نوع المصدر: News outlet
الملخص
Date Reported: 11 سبتمبر 2020
الموقع: الإمارات العربية المتحدة
أخرى
Not Reported ( Sector not reported/applicable ) - Employerالفئة المتأثرة
Total individuals affected: 1
عمال مهاجرون: ( 1 - الهند - Sector unknown , Gender not reported )القضايا
Restricted mobility , Wage Theft , الحرمان من حرية التنقلالرد
Response sought: لا
الإجراءات المتخذة: The worker cancelled his visa and returned home, but was still owed wages at the time of writing.
نوع المصدر: News outlet
الملخص
Date Reported: 11 سبتمبر 2020
الموقع: الإمارات العربية المتحدة
أخرى
Not Reported ( البناء ) - Employerالفئة المتأثرة
Total individuals affected: 1
عمال مهاجرون: ( 1 - الهند , البناء , Gender not reported )القضايا
Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditionsالرد
Response sought: لا
الإجراءات المتخذة: None reported.
نوع المصدر: News outlet
"Thousands of Gulf returnees in India don't know what to do next," 11 Sep 2020
In early May, when the Indian government announced the first set of repatriation flights, 300,000 people registered in the Gulf alone... an estimated 20-30,000 migrants have arrived at Hyderabad airport from Gulf countries...
While the Telangana government provided free quarantine facilities to about 5500 returnees, some were handed over INR 8,000 (USD 110) per person as hotel quarantine stipends...
Activists point out that labour contractors in the Gulf have used the pandemic as an excuse to entirely terminate employment for hundreds of migrant workers without paying them their dues. “During the pandemic, it was really difficult for us to manage. The contractor returned our passports and cancelled all arrears on wages,” Rakesh said. He migrated to the Gulf for work in 2014 and said that he is owed lakhs of Indian rupees in bonus amounts promised to him by his employer.