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Article

6 Aug 2008

Author:
M. Ghazanfar Ali Khan, Arab News

100 Asians abandoned in Riyadh labor camp

Over 100 Asian workers…said they have not been paid their salaries for several months by their employer, Al-Omrania & Al-Wagaiya Catering and Maintenance Company. Some also allege they have been held hostage against their will. “The workers, who are now on the verge of starvation, have been living in cramped accommodation without electricity and water for several days,” said Kunju Mohammed, one of the workers. Some of the workers added that their company has been withholding their passports and Iqamas…Arab News tried to contact Ali Abdulaziz Al-Omrani, a top official at the company, but he did not pick up the phone.