"More than 100 Nepali migrant workers left high and dry in Dubai," 4 Mar 2021

More than 100 Nepalis who arrived in Dubai of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for employment have been left high and dry as their employers have not paid their salaries for months. 

Ramesh Basyal of Gurbhakot-8, Mehalkuna, Surkhet, said that the company has not paid them for the past eight months. “It's been eight months of waiting,” he told Republica on Wednesday. “Despite requesting multiple times, the company has not paid us.”

Basyal complained that the staffers of the Embassy of Nepal in the UAE did not help them even though he tried to give information to the embassy...

Basyal said he cannot travel to Abu Dhabi from Dubai time and again. According to him, they are forced to pay a fine of up to Rs 25,000 for their visas have expired or cancelled as the companies they were working for refused to extend the visas. “I have four days left before my visa expires,” he said in a phone interview. He said that he has been earning a living by taking loans from his friends...

“There were no problems with work and wages before COVID-19," he said. If there is no support from all the agencies, the workers will be hit harder. The restaurant has been open on and off since the pandemic started.