UAE: Indian and Bangladeshi construction workers face withheld wages stretching back 10 months
Zusammenfassung
Date Reported: 3 Apr 2019
Standort: Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
Andere
Not Reported ( Bau ) - EmployerBetroffen
Total individuals affected: 900
Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: ( Number unknown - Bangladesch , Bau , Gender not reported ) , Wanderarbeitnehmer & eingewanderte Arbeitnehmer: ( Number unknown - Indien , Bau , Gender not reported )Themen
Recht auf Nahrung , Failing to renew visas , Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Wage TheftAntwort
Response sought: Nein
Ergriffene Maßnahmen: Some workers filed a complaint with the labour court in the UAE in 2018 but were still waiting for the case to be resolved several months later in April 2019. The Indian and Bangaldesh consulates were working with the Labour Ministry to convince the company to pay wages so that workers could return home. One official in Dubai reported that one option being considered was to order the the company to pay workers from the security deposits it pays when hiring each employee.
Art der Quelle: News outlet
"Dubai construction workers pursue employer over 10 months unpaid wages", 3 Apr 2019
Indian and Bangladeshi construction workers are pursuing their employer for unpaid wages... 900 men living in company accommodation in Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah appealed to officials... The Indian consulate and the Bangladesh embassy have been working with labour ministry officials to convince the company to make the payments so the workers can return home... The firm claims it does not have the money to pay... The government has warned companies it will cancel work permits... if they fail to pay and encourage workers to report late wages to the authorities... "We filed a case in April"... said SK, an Indian carpenter who filed a legal case against the company last year along with at least nine others. Like many of the workers, his visa and emirates identity card has expired.