UAE: Indian worker owed 150,000 USD by employer despite favourable court ruling
Summary
Date Reported: 22 Aug 2019
Location: United Arab Emirates
Other
Not Reported ( Sector not reported/applicable ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 1 - India - Sector unknown , Gender not reported )Issues
Wage TheftResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Journalist
Action taken: The migrant worker filed a case with the Dubai Labour Court in September 2018 after he stopped working for the company in July 21018. In May 2019, the court ordered the company to pay out the final settlement but the company failed to comply.
Source type: News outlet
"3 siblings out of school for a year after father loses job in UAE", 22 Aug 2019
A resident of the UAE for 23 years, Musthafa Yakub's former company is yet to pay him the Dh551,127 it owes him after he lost his job as a finance manager...
"My children have not gone to school for one full academic year... I filed a case with the labour department and the Dubai Courts in September 2018. In May 2019, a Dubai court ruled in my favour and directed my employer to pay out my final settlement."
Yakub and his family could soon be evicted from their apartment in Mirdif for failing to pay the rent.