UAE: Indian carpenter repatriated after being left jobless and stranded
Summary
Date Reported: 14 Jan 2020
Location: United Arab Emirates
Other
Not Reported ( Construction ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Egypt , Construction , Gender not reported ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 1 - India , Construction , Gender not reported )Issues
Right to Food , Failing to renew visas , Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Restricted mobility , Withholding Passports , Wage Theft , Freedom of MovementResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: The worker was repatriated in 2020 after his case was reported to the Indian embassy and taken up by a social worker, The consulate arranged for him to leave the country.
Source type: News outlet
"Stranded Sharjah carpenter returns home after losing job, visa in the UAE," 14 Jan 2020
An Indian carpenter... [stranded] in Sharjah for [two] years has been repatriated - thanks to fellow Indian community members and the Consul General of India (CGI) in Dubai.
Rakesh Kumar, 45, was stuck in the UAE without a job, money, food and accommodation...
Kumar recalled, "My passport was taken away, my visa expired in 2018 and I was left with no money. I had no savings with me to sustain [my life]"...
He had no choice but to leave the labour accommodation which he shared with other blue collar workers.