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5 Mär 2021

Bahrain: Co. executives jailed for health & safety breaches resulting in Indian workers' deaths

In November 2020, three workers died in a sewage tunnel in Bani Jamrah. In February 2021, the Public Prosecution jailed two company executives from the contracting company, stating that documentation proved a litany of health & safety failings.

The three workers, all from India, were Rakesh Kumar, Debasish Sahoo and Mohammed Tausif Khan and were employed by two companies. They suffocated in a manhole due to a high concentration of methane gas. A fourth worker, Jag Mohan, survived.

The court heard that the company failed to provide safety and security equipment, failed to verify workers' awareness of health and safety risks, and did not notify the government department ensuring standards were met. The court also acquitted an occupational safety officer who they found had "just obeyed the orders of his superiors".

In April 2021, following a five month process of follow-up and engagement with the authorities in both Bahrain and India, Debasish Sahoo's family received USD30,000 in compensation from Crown Electromechanical, his employer