Oman: Top construction company leave its workers in dire straits following liquidation
Summary
Date Reported: 6 May 2019
Location: Oman
Companies
Hasan Juma Backer - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 650
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Bangladesh , Construction , Gender not reported ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - India , Construction , Gender not reported ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Pakistan , Construction , Gender not reported )Issues
Right to Food , Failing to renew visas , Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Wage TheftResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Resource Centre; Migrant-Rights.org
Story containing response: (Find out more)
Action taken: None reported.
Source type: NGO
"One of Oman’s richest construction companies leaves its workers in dire straits", April 25th, 2019
For the past 10 months, about 650 employees of the Hasan Juma Backer Trading and Contracting company (HJB) have not received their wages. Most of their visas have now expired, and they don’t leave the overcrowded camp in fear of being picked up by police. Though the company failed to renew their work permits, it is the workers who bear the liability of paying their overstay fines to exit the country or face prosecution. As of 5 March 2019, the catering company that provided food to the labour camps terminated its services, as HJB had not cleared dues of tens of thousands of rials.
Migrant-Rights.org contacted the liquidators, Hamad Al Sharji Peter Mansour & Co, and had not received a response at the time of publishing this piece.