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Article

1 Aug 2016

Author:
Migrant-Rights.org

“Going back empty handed is beyond our imagination”: Stranded Indian workers' cry for help

Saudi Arabia’s biggest construction companies, like the Bin Ladin group, have been affected drastically due to the oil price slump and migrant construction workers are bearing the brunt of the sector’s downturn. According to economic forecasts...the Kingdom's income has dropped by more than $88 billion.

...the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) for Philippine workers is being urged to consider repatriating the stranded overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Kingdom...following the crisis...the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said they have stopped deploying overseas Filipino workers to Saudi Bin Ladin Group of Companies; Saudi Oger, Ltd.; Mohammed Al Mojil Group; and Mohammad Hameed Al-Bargash & Bros. Trading & Construction Co.

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