The Cypriot GPZ construction group (one of the biggest construction companies in Bahrain) has been delaying paychecks of more than 750 Indian workers for over 3 months...An official in the...company, said that the Indian worker died...when security forces shot teargas canisters at dozens of workers protesting in demand of their salary payment near the town of Nuwaidrat...The Interior Minister however had declared the worker died due to natural causes during a gathering for workers demanding their salaries.

Meanwhile, another source stated that "security forces suspected that the protesting workers are Bahrainis", as it seems that the timing of the strike near Nuwaidrat was sensitive. The source confirmed that security forces fired teargas canisters at the workers.

A GPZ anonymous source...revealed that the company suffered from a severe financial crisis...the Bahraini government has not paid its dues worth up to 57 million Bahraini Dinars.