Oman: Indian workers unpaid, forced to resign & banned from leaving while bank loans outstanding
الملخص
Date Reported: 10 يونيو 2020
الموقع: عُمان
أخرى
Not Reported ( السيارات والآليات الأخرى ) - Employerالفئة المتأثرة
Total individuals affected: 1350
عمال مهاجرون: ( 1350 - Location unknown , السيارات والآليات الأخرى , Gender not reported )القضايا
Dismissal , Withholding Passports , Wage Theftالرد
Response sought: لا
الإجراءات المتخذة: None reported.
نوع المصدر: News outlet
الملخص
Date Reported: 10 يونيو 2020
الموقع: عُمان
أخرى
Not Reported ( البناء ) - Employerالفئة المتأثرة
Total individuals affected: 100
عمال مهاجرون: ( Number unknown - الهند , البناء , Gender not reported ) , عمال مهاجرون: ( 100 - Location unknown , البناء , Gender not reported )القضايا
Wage Theftالرد
Response sought: لا
الإجراءات المتخذة: None reported.
نوع المصدر: News outlet
"Pending bank loans but no salary: Indian migrants in Oman cannot come back," 10 Jun 2020
Hundreds of Indians who were forced to resign are stuck in the Arab Gulf countries as they do not see any option to clear bank loans taken there.
Without clearing these loans, banks will not provide a ‘no objection certificate’ and without that, companies are refusing to release the passport of Indian workers...
An employer in Oman has no right to retain an employee’s passport, as it is banned by a ministerial decree...
However, in Oman, which follows the Kafala system, the majority of the companies retain employees’ passports.