Duped by a job agent in UAE, 64 Indians trapped in single room; rescued
요약
보고된 날짜: 2021년 4월 22일
위치: 아랍에미리트
기타
Not Reported ( 중개 업소 ) - Recruiter영향받은
영향받은 사람의 수: 64
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 64 - 인도 , 다각화/대기업 , Gender not reported )토픽들
폭력 , 식량권 , 직업소개수수료 , 불안정한/불적합한 생활환경 , 이동 제한 , 여권 압류 , 표현의 자유 , 위협 , 이동의 자유결과
Response sought: 아니오
시행된 조치: The Indian consulate intervened. The passports of all 64 were returned to the agent’s office. Of the 64, eight got jobs in the UAE, and 22 have been repatriated.
출처: News outlet
They were all promised jobs in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by unscrupulous recruiting agents. After paying money to these agents in lakhs and reaching the country on a visit visa, 64 Indians, of which there were carpenters, AC technicians, etc., realized they were duped....According to Khaleej Times, Shirali Sheikh Muzaffar, a social activist who noticed some of them crying on the side of the road in Sharjah, learned about the plight of the workers. Muzaffar said they had given their entire savings to the agent with the dream of starting a new life. Their misery began when they arrived in the UAE. After waiting for 14 hours at the airport, a vehicle arrived to pick them up. As soon as they got into the vehicle, everyone’s passports were taken away. Food was provided only once a day...A few days later agents told them to find their own food. One time when they asked for their passport back they were taken to another room and brutally beaten. Threatened with deportation if they protested. Muzaffar,...contacted the consulate agents and directed them to resolve the issue...Muzaffar said the passports of all 64 were returned to the agent’s office on the instructions of the consulate. Attempts were also made to classify the possible jobs by understanding the expertise in each job. Of these, eight got jobs. Muzaffar said 22 people had returned home.