Oman: Indian workers unpaid, forced to resign & banned from leaving while bank loans outstanding
Summary
Date Reported: 10 Jun 2020
Location: Oman
Other
Not Reported ( Automobile & other motor vehicles ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1350
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 1350 - Location unknown , Automobile & other motor vehicles , Gender not reported )Issues
Dismissal , Withholding Passports , Wage TheftResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: None reported.
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 10 Jun 2020
Location: Oman
Other
Not Reported ( Construction ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 100
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - India , Construction , Gender not reported ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 100 - Location unknown , Construction , Gender not reported )Issues
Wage TheftResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: None reported.
Source type: News outlet
"Pending bank loans but no salary: Indian migrants in Oman cannot come back," 10 Jun 2020
Hundreds of Indians who were forced to resign are stuck in the Arab Gulf countries as they do not see any option to clear bank loans taken there.
Without clearing these loans, banks will not provide a ‘no objection certificate’ and without that, companies are refusing to release the passport of Indian workers...
An employer in Oman has no right to retain an employee’s passport, as it is banned by a ministerial decree...
However, in Oman, which follows the Kafala system, the majority of the companies retain employees’ passports.