ETA Doha accused of non-payment of staff dues
Resumen
Fecha comunicada: 9 Jun 2016
Ubicación: Catar
Empresas
ETA Ascon Group - EmployerProyectos
Doha Exhibition and Conference Centre - UnknownAfectado
Total de personas afectadas: 100
Trabajadores migrantes e inmigrantes: ( 1 - India , Ingeniería , Gender not reported ) , Trabajadores migrantes e inmigrantes: ( 100 - Ubicación desconocida , Ingeniería , Gender not reported )Temas
Muertes , Failing to renew visas , Restricted mobility , Wage Theft , Negación de la libertad de movimientoRespuesta
Respuesta buscada: Sí, por Journalist
Medidas adoptadas: At least one employee has secured diplomatic intervention from the Indian Embassy in Qatar to secure payment from ETA. At a meeting attended by the affected employee, a representative from ETA, and Dr Mohammed Aleem, Third Secretary (Labour and Community Welfare) in the Indian Embassy Doha, the company cited market conditions as a reason for the delay. 'Hundreds' of labourers and taxi drivers signed a petition in protest at the worker's death and demanding a police investigation.
Tipo de fuente: Trade magazine
[A] Doha-based subsidiary of ETA Ascon Group failed to pay end-of-service dues to more than 100 staff members following the termination of their contracts...the former employees have also been denied exit passages...It appears that at least one employee has secured diplomatic intervention from the Indian Embassy in Qatar in a bid to secure payment from ETA...ETA cited the “financial crunch” as a reason for non-payment of the former worker’s salary for the month of February. When asked when the outstanding final settlement would be released, the ETA representative stated: “No committed date can be provided currently, since the settlements are due for staff who had left eight months earlier – hence, this issue will be considered only after settling their earlier outstanding [payments].”