Bahrain: Authorities take legal action against Bramco for labour violations; company could not be reached for comment
Summary
Date Reported: 6 Feb 2019
Location: Bahrain
Companies
Bramco Group - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 100
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Bangladesh , Mining , Gender not reported ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 56 - India , Mining , Gender not reported ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Nepal , Mining , Gender not reported ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Philippines , Mining , Gender not reported )Issues
Right to Food , Failing to renew visas , Wage TheftResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: In February 2019 it was reported that the Labour Ministry had lodged a case against Bramco for failing to pay over 100 employees for months, some claimed they had not been paid for over a year. At the time of reporting 43 Bangladeshi employees were planning to file a separate police complaint. The Indian and Bangladeshi embassies were both in touch with the Labour Ministry and had been advising impacted nationals.
Source type: News outlet
"Authorities step in to resolve Bramco labour dispute", 18 Feb 2019
Bahrain authorities have stepped in to resolve an ongoing unpaid wages row in a company...the Labour and Social Development Ministry...lodged its own complaint against the company over allegations it has failed to pay more than 100 employees for months...A top government official told the GDN that “due to mounting pressure” the company has surrendered 90 passports of its staff after they stepped in to resolve the case...“We found that some workers required to be transferred to Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC) or required medications,” said the official...“These workers are living in an area where there are no amenities close by and have not received their salaries for months...[a]rrangements are now being made for those workers who wish to return (to their country), while they can hand over power of attorneys to their respective embassies to follow up on their pending wages..."
..the company which employs staff from India, Bangladesh, Nepal and the Philippines, has been blacklisted by the government – and the owner, who is currently abroad, could not be reached for a comment.
The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre attempted to invite the company to respond to the allegations, but the company could not be reached over publicly listed email addresses or phone numbers.