Sri Lanka: 35 unpaid migrant workers return from Kuwait
Summary
Date Reported: 26 Jun 2019
Location: Kuwait
Other
Not Reported ( Sector not reported/applicable ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 35
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 35 - Sri Lanka - Sector unknown , Gender not reported )Issues
Wage TheftResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: After the workers complained to the Sri Lanka embassy in Kuwait, the embassy intervened to repatriate them. They also requested all Sri Lankan workers abroad to register with the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) when seeking emlpoyment abroad.
Source type: News outlet
"Migrant workers return from Kuwait after unpaid wages", 26 Jun 2019
Thirty-five migrant workers returned to Sri Lanka from Kuwait yesterday after... [they] had complained to the Sri Lankan embassy in Kuwait, of unpaid salaries and lack of benefits according to the service contract signed in Sri Lanka... The Embassy will inquire into the matter of the migrant workers and the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) has requested all migrant workers to register with the Bureau for protection when seeking employment go abroad.