Serbia: Authorities investigating allegations of human trafficking of Indian workers by Chinese company; incl. co. comment
Summary
Date Reported: 2 Feb 2024
Location: Serbia
Companies
China Energy Engineering Group Tianjin Electric Power Construction Co Ltd - Employer , Shandong Linglong Tire - ClientAffected
Total individuals affected: 11
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 11 - India , Construction , Gender not reported , Unknown migration status )Issues
Violence , Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Right to Food , Contract Substitution , Human Trafficking , Withholding Passports , Wage Theft , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Time , InjuriesResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Journalists
External link to response: (Find out more)
Action taken: Linglong company on Wednesday said that it “does not employ and has never employed workers from India” and that the contract with CEEG was terminated in September 2022.
Source type: News outlet
"Serbia Prosecution Investigates Alleged Human Trafficking of Indian Workers", 2 February 2024
The Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Zrenjanin, Serbia, has started investigating a complaint made by a human trafficking NGO, ASTRA, about possible human trafficking of workers from India hired by the Serbian branch of the construction company China Energy Engineering Group Tianjin Electric Power Construction, CEEG.
CEEG is a subcontractor of Chinese tire giant Linglong at whose construction site citizens from India were working.
[...]
ASTRA, an organisation dealing with human trafficking and labor exploitation, made a complaint seeking the urgent reaction of institutions, claiming that there are serious indications of “human trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation” of Indian citizens.
[...]
Linglong company...said that it “does not employ and has never employed workers from India” and that the contract with CEEG was terminated in September 2022.