Gulf: "Crisis" as 500,000 repatriated workers unable to access justice & obtain unpaid wages amid COVID-19
Résumé
Date indiquée: 10 Aoû 2020
Lieu: Émirats arabes unis
Autre
Not Reported ( Etablissements d'enseignement ) - EmployerConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: 100
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( Chiffre inconnu - Népal , Etablissements d'enseignement , Gender not reported )Enjeux
Intimidation et menaces , Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Wage TheftRéponse
Response sought: Non
Mesures prises: None reported.
Type de source: News outlet
Résumé
Date indiquée: 10 Aoû 2020
Lieu: Émirats arabes unis
Autre
Not Reported ( Transports: Généralités ) - ClientConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: Chiffre inconnu
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( Chiffre inconnu - Lieu inconnu , Labour supplier , Gender not reported )Enjeux
Frais de recrutement , Wage TheftRéponse
Response sought: Non
Mesures prises: None reported.
Type de source: News outlet
"Gulf migrant workers face crisis of unpaid wages amid pandemic," 10 Aug 2020
The double blow of low oil prices and the coronavirus crisis has already pushed over half a million migrant workers out of Arab Gulf states...
Returned to their countries of origin in haste, migrant workers whose wages have not been paid are unable to defend their rights in the Gulf’s courts of justice. Their embassies have come under criticism for largely refusing to document grievances before repatriation..
only a negligible number of cases reach the courts as migrant workers, who are the backbone of Gulf economies, often simply give up and return home empty-handed...
most unpaid workers have the right to mandate by power of attorney their embassies to act on their behalves to seek compensation... Foreign missions argue they cannot replace failing national justice systems, nor do they have sufficient resources to do so.