An in-depth article published by Migrant Rights entitled "One of Oman’s richest construction companies leaves its workers in dire straits" alleges that Omani construction company Hasan Juma Backer Trading & Contracting Co. - currently undergoing liquidation -  violated the rights of migrant workers previously employed by the company.

Migrant Rights reported that Hasan Juma Backer Trading & Contracting Co. had not paid the wages of its 600 workers for the past 10 months. The article also alleges that workers are facing shortages of food and drinking water and have had their passports withheld.

The article outlines the "basic demands [that] have been made of the liquidators for immediate redressal" by the workers' lawyer, including to "assist with food, health, and wellbeing of workers; return their passports and provide an unconditional NOC, and to waive all overstay fines so workers can return home."

Migrant Rights and the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre both invited the liquidator, Hamad Al Sharji Peter Mansour & Co. to respond. The company did not respond.

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