Over 800 workers stranded in Dubai
Résumé
Date indiquée: 3 Avr 2020
Lieu: Émirats arabes unis
Entreprises
Sea Bird Supermarket - EmployerConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: 800
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( 45 - Afrique , Commerce de détail , Gender not reported ) , Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( 300 - Inde , Commerce de détail , Gender not reported ) , Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( 200 - Népal , Commerce de détail , Gender not reported ) , Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( 200 - Pakistan , Commerce de détail , Gender not reported ) , Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( 50 - Sri Lanka , Commerce de détail , Gender not reported )Enjeux
Droit à l'alimentation , Frais de recrutement , Contract Substitution , Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Restricted mobility , Debt Bondage , Déni de liberté de mouvementRéponse
Réponse demandée : Oui, par Resource Centre
Affaire contenant la réponse: (En savoir plus)
Mesures prises: Workers complained to the police who told them it was a labour case; when they tried filing a labour complaint they were told as it was a fraud case the police would be responsible. The supermarket's owner stated that they had only recently acquired the business; they claimed responsibility lay with the previous owner. Business & Human Rights Resource Centre reached out to invite Sea Bird Supermarket to comment on the allegations; it did not reply. In May 2020, Migrant Rights reported that the supermarket has since rebranded as Bluebird but the UAE Government has yet to resolve the issue.
Type de source: NGO
Over 800 workers, including around 60 women, employed or recruited by Sea Bird Supermarket have been left stranded for more than a month in Dubai. All of them have paid... recruitment fees ('document fees') to the employer...
a worker representative says that the ordeal seems to be a case of outright recruitment fraud...
25 of these workers are in a dire state and require immediate help, as they have no food or accommodation... the police said this was a labour case. When they tried filing a labour complaint, they were told this was a fraud case and only the police would be able to deal with them.