Saudi Arabia: Filipino workers at restauranter MAPCO reliant on aid during lockdown & now lacking regular pay, documentation
要約
Date Reported: 2020年8月4日
場所: サウジアラビア
企業
Mohammed Al Arfaj and Partners Co. (MAPCO) - Employer関連
Total individuals affected: 47
移住者・移民労働者: ( 47 - フィリピン , ケータリング及びフードサービス , Gender not reported )課題
威嚇及び脅迫 , 食の権利 , Failing to renew visas , Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Restricted mobility , Personal Health , Wage Theft , 移動の自由の否定回答
Response sought: Yes, by NGO
取られた措置: The workers say that MAPCO "made no efforts to process their exit visas and secure their repatriation flights". They filed a complaint at the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, but it is operating at only 70% capacity at the time of writing. The company has reportedly twice promised to settle wages and dues, without doing so. The last meeting with the workers, HR and the Philippines embassy labour attaché has not resulted in progress.
情報源のタイプ: NGO
"Restaurant workers driven to starvation in Saudi," 4 Aug 2020
Seven direct employees of restauranter Mohammed Al Arfaj and Partners Co. (MAPCO)... say that in lieu of their contracted monthly salary, their wages are now determined as a percentage of the store’s sales...
[During lockdown] the workers say they were left to fend for themselves for food and basic needs... they had to rely on overstretched community groups and the Philippines embassy...
many of the workers do not have residency permits (iqamas), payroll accounts, or medical insurance...
The company blamed the pandemic for the delay in documentation... Salary delays also began before the pandemic and ensuing economic crisis... some wages were stopped in January, and they are owed between one and two months salary...
40 subcontracted workers say that MAPCO’s failure to pay the manpower agencies that employ them directly resulted in delayed wages for them, too.