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12 Nov 2019

Kuwait: 200 Indian workers allege salary delays and deception by recruiter; includes company statement

In May 2019 a video emerged of 35 Indian men claiming to be stranded in Kuwait; a total of 200 Indian migrants were affected. The men alleged that they had been recruited through an agency, Manikya Associates, for jobs with a company called Carriage but on arrival in Kuwait the men were given jobs in a different company, Enseem, which is blacklisted in Kuwait. The men also allege that they had not been paid salaries for six months and were struggling to buy food and water.

The owner of Manikya Associates, Prasad Shetty, issued a statement denying the allegations. He stated that his firm had instead acted as a facilitator for another recruiter sourcing labour for an entirely separate company. Manikya Associates has, however, offered the stranded men alternative employment.