India: Companies and government failing Gulf returnees who face wage theft, quarantine fees
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 11 Sep 2020
Standort: Kuwait
Andere
Not Reported ( Labour supplier ) - Labour SupplierBetroffen
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: ( 2 - Indien , Labour supplier , Gender not reported )Themen
Wage TheftAntwort
Response sought: Nein
Ergriffene Maßnahmen: One of the workers stated he had not received financial assistance from the government. No action was reported on the part of the employer.
Art der Quelle: News outlet
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 11 Sep 2020
Standort: Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
Andere
Not Reported ( Sector not reported/applicable ) - EmployerBetroffen
Total individuals affected: 1
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: ( 1 - Indien - Sector unknown , Gender not reported )Themen
Restricted mobility , Wage Theft , Verweigerung der FreizügigkeitAntwort
Response sought: Nein
Ergriffene Maßnahmen: The worker cancelled his visa and returned home, but was still owed wages at the time of writing.
Art der Quelle: News outlet
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 11 Sep 2020
Standort: Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
Andere
Not Reported ( Bau ) - EmployerBetroffen
Total individuals affected: 1
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: ( 1 - Indien , Bau , Gender not reported )Themen
Precarious/Unsuitable Living ConditionsAntwort
Response sought: Nein
Ergriffene Maßnahmen: None reported.
Art der Quelle: 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.