Hundreds of Indian workers employed by construction firm Sendan International in Saudi Arabia allegedly have been subjected to wage theft for several months and are living in extremely poor conditions without adequate food, water or medical support. The worker also allege Sendan International is not allowing them to return home. The workers are Indian, Nepali and Bangladeshi. A later report by Human Rights Watch says workers were from Nepal, Bangladesh and India, and at least 8 were employed on Aramco sites by Sendan International. Workers said they were unpaid for eight months, and media reports suggest at least 850 workers may have been subjected to wage theft. Stranded workers also reported being provided with "inedible and insufficient" food at accommodation provided by Sendan International. The workers are also paying off loans to cover recruitment fees charged by agencies in origin countries. Hundreds of workers have allegedly protested or taken to social media; others worked elsewhere without authorization despite the risk of deportation. Human Rights Watch also found barriers accessing compensation - the company that provides compensation for workers under the government’s Expatriate Worker Wage Insurance Service (Al-Etihad Cooperative Insurance Company) has started collecting information for the workers, but that many who had filed claims had not heard back.