21 goldsmiths from Bengal stuck in Jeddah, send SOS to anti-trafficking body
Resumen
Fecha comunicada: 6 Oct 2019
Ubicación: Arabia Saudita
Empresas
Musalli Factory for Gold & Jewellery - EmployerAfectado
Total de personas afectadas: 21
Trabajadores migrantes e inmigrantes: ( 21 - India , Joyería , Gender not reported )Temas
Derecho a la alimentación , Failing to renew visas , Withholding Passports , Wage TheftRespuesta
Respuesta buscada: Sí, por Resource Centre
Historia que contiene respuesta: (Más información)
Medidas adoptadas: The workers recorded a video plea to the government and activists to free them, which drew the attention of the National Anti Trafficking Committee (NATC) in Kolkata. It confirmed ongoing investigations and its intention to address the issue of withheld passports and repatriation.
Tipo de fuente: News outlet
A video of around 21 goldsmith workers from Jeddah Saudi Arabia pleading to the Indian government and activists to have them freed reached the inbox of the National Anti-Trafficking Committee (NATC), Kolkata Chapter, on October 22, 2019...
[A letter read] “We came to Saudi Arabia... [in] 2011, for a company named Musalli Gold... but for the past two years, things are not that well... our visa expired. Then they started paying our salary very late and now our food allowance has been completely stopped... [After workers applied for permission to leave] the company replied saying that they had not paid tax to the Saudi Government for 29 years and hence the employee would have to wait."