UAE: 13 Indian workers trapped in Dubai allege ‘mental and physical torture’, unpaid salaries & passport confiscation
要約
Date Reported: 2019年8月19日
場所: アラブ首長国連邦
その他
Not Reported ( Sector not reported/applicable ) - Employer関連
Total individuals affected: 13
移住者・移民労働者: ( 13 - インド - Sector unknown , Gender not reported )課題
採用費 , Debt Bondage , Wage Theft回答
Response sought: いいえ
取られた措置: In the case of one worker, the Indian Embassy in UAE intervened to ensure his passport was returned and pending salary paid. The company reportedly did not take action.
情報源のタイプ: News outlet
Author: Post News Network, Orissa Post (India).
"13 Bonded Labourers Trapped in Dubai", 19 Aug 2019.
13 families complained to the district administration that another 13 bonded labourers were trapped in Dubai. They said their relatives are facing both physical and mental torture.
Santosh Behera… had gone to Dubai as a labourer... But he said the company had been torturing him with irregular payment of salaries...
After the Indian embassy’s intervention, the company had assured Santosh that they would return his passport and give his pending salaries. But nothing was done…
In another case, 18 labourers from Ganjam… [were] tortured and not paid salaries...
Their families had complained [and] six labourers returned from Dubai with the help of the department. But another 12 labourers are still trapped.