Summary
Date Reported: 21 Sep 2016
Location:
Saudi Arabia
More than 1,200 doctors and nurses at a Saad Specialist Hospital took protest action after being unpaid for five months. Migrant workers at a second Saad Group hospital also blocked a road after not being paid for over seven months. Workers alleged that the hospital owner was taking cash directly from hospital revenue and that delays in paying wages were due to the Ministry of Health not paying the owner for work.
Affected
Total individuals affected:
1200
Migrant & immigrant workers: (
1
- India
, Health and social care
, Gender not reported
)
,
Migrant & immigrant workers: (
1
- Jordan
, Health and social care
, Gender not reported
)
,
Migrant & immigrant workers: (
Number unknown
- Location unknown
, Health and social care
, Gender not reported
)
,
Migrant & immigrant workers: (
1
- Pakistan
, Health and social care
, Gender not reported
)
,
Migrant & immigrant workers: (
1
- Saudi Arabia
, Health and social care
, Gender not reported
)
,
Migrant & immigrant workers: (
1
- United States of America
, Health and social care
, Gender not reported
)
,
Migrant & immigrant workers: (
1
- United Kingdom
, Health and social care
, Gender not reported
)
Response
Response sought: Yes, by Journalist
Action taken: Workers at Saad Specialist Hospital consequently took protest action. Security services were called in to remove posters staff had erected detailing the pressures resulting from the loss of wages. Migrant workers at a second Saad Group hospital also blocked a road after not being paid for over than seven months. 800 workers signed a petition calling for government action. A government official endorsed the protests and called on company management to pay the wages.