Oman: Indian workers unpaid, forced to resign & banned from leaving while bank loans outstanding
要約
Date Reported: 2020年6月10日
場所: オマーン
その他
Not Reported ( 自動車及びその他のモータービークル ) - Employer関連
Total individuals affected: 1350
移住者・移民労働者: ( 1350 - Location unknown , 自動車及びその他のモータービークル , Gender not reported )課題
Dismissal , Withholding Passports , Wage Theft回答
Response sought: いいえ
取られた措置: None reported.
情報源のタイプ: News outlet
要約
Date Reported: 2020年6月10日
場所: オマーン
その他
Not Reported ( 建設 ) - Employer関連
Total individuals affected: 100
移住者・移民労働者: ( Number unknown - インド , 建設 , Gender not reported ) , 移住者・移民労働者: ( 100 - Location unknown , 建設 , Gender not reported )課題
Wage Theft回答
Response sought: いいえ
取られた措置: None reported.
情報源のタイプ: News outlet
"Pending bank loans but no salary: Indian migrants in Oman cannot come back," 10 Jun 2020
Hundreds of Indians who were forced to resign are stuck in the Arab Gulf countries as they do not see any option to clear bank loans taken there.
Without clearing these loans, banks will not provide a ‘no objection certificate’ and without that, companies are refusing to release the passport of Indian workers...
An employer in Oman has no right to retain an employee’s passport, as it is banned by a ministerial decree...
However, in Oman, which follows the Kafala system, the majority of the companies retain employees’ passports.