Workers stranded out at sea without pay, food or drinking water
Summary
Date Reported: 24 Oct 2016
Location: United Arab Emirates
Companies
Elite Way Marine Services - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 6
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 1 - Bangladesh , Shipping, ship-building & ship-scrapping , Gender not reported ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 5 - India , Shipping, ship-building & ship-scrapping , Gender not reported )Issues
Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Restricted mobility , Right to Food , Personal Health , Wage Theft , Freedom of MovementResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Journalist; NGO
External link to response: (Find out more)
Action taken: The company did not respond to requests from Khaleej Times. Previously, Mission to Seafares received assurances from the company that they would pay sailors' salaries but this had not happened by the time of the report.
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 13 Oct 2016
Location: United Arab Emirates
Other
Not Reported ( Shipping, ship-building & ship-scrapping ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 16
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - India , Shipping, ship-building & ship-scrapping , Gender not reported ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Myanmar , Shipping, ship-building & ship-scrapping , Gender not reported ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Pakistan , Shipping, ship-building & ship-scrapping , Gender not reported )Issues
Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Right to Food , Restricted mobility , Personal Health , Wage Theft , Freedom of MovementResponse
Response sought: No
External link to response: (Find out more)
Action taken: None reported.
Source type: NGO
"Six Asian sailors stuck on ship near Ajman port", 13 Oct 2016.
Six sailors are struggling without food, fresh drinking water and other basic necessities on a ship named Faryal anchored near Ajman Port. The five Indians and a Bangladeshi are stuck almost 10 nautical miles (18-20km) away from the port. The ship is owned by a Sharjah-based company, Kinetic Energy Lubricants...According to Reverend Nelson Fernandez, a Mission to Seafarers representative who oversees RAK and the Northern Emirates operations, there is another vessel (SL Star) almost 8 nautical miles (12-13 km) away from Ajman, carrying 16 people comprising Indians, Burmese and Pakistanis, in a similar situation. He said: "The contract of this ship expired nine months ago and these seafarers have not been paid since then. Somehow, they are surviving on the ship. It looks like the ship has been abandoned by the owner."