UAE: Employers using tourist visa scams to trap Indian migrants in abusive work
الملخص
Date Reported: 15 يناير 2020
الموقع: الإمارات العربية المتحدة
أخرى
Not Reported ( البيع بالمفرق ) - Employerالفئة المتأثرة
Total individuals affected: 1
عمال مهاجرون: ( 1 - الهند , البيع بالمفرق , Gender not reported )القضايا
Failing to renew visas , Contract Substitution , الترهيب والتهديد , Restricted mobility , Wage Theft , الحرمان من حرية التنقلالرد
Response sought: لا
الإجراءات المتخذة: Local police in the worker's home state of Telangana arrested the recruitment agent responsible for fraud. They also launched awareness raising campaigns in villages. It was not reported whether the UAE employer was held responsible or not.
نوع المصدر: News outlet
"Tourist visa scam traps Indian migrants in abusive jobs in UAE," 15 Jan 2020
Exploitative employers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are increasingly using tourist visas to hire Indians in a scam that leaves migrants open to labor abuse...
“Employers and recruiters have colluded and invented this visit visa route,” said Bheem Reddy, president of the Emigrants Welfare Forum...
A demand for short-term workers ahead of big events such as Dubai’s Expo 2020 world fair in October has further fueled the scam, a United Nations official said...
visit visas are sold by hotels and airlines, giving workers no rights and freeing employers from all responsibility.