Oman: Indian workers unpaid, forced to resign & banned from leaving while bank loans outstanding
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 10 Jun 2020
Standort: Oman
Andere
Not Reported ( Automobile & andere Fahrzeuge ) - EmployerBetroffen
Total individuals affected: 1350
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: ( 1350 - Location unknown , Automobile & andere Fahrzeuge , Gender not reported )Themen
Dismissal , Withholding Passports , Wage TheftAntwort
Response sought: Nein
Ergriffene Maßnahmen: None reported.
Art der Quelle: News outlet
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 10 Jun 2020
Standort: Oman
Andere
Not Reported ( Bau ) - EmployerBetroffen
Total individuals affected: 100
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: ( Number unknown - Indien , Bau , Gender not reported ) , Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: ( 100 - Location unknown , Bau , Gender not reported )Themen
Wage TheftAntwort
Response sought: Nein
Ergriffene Maßnahmen: None reported.
Art der Quelle: 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.