India: Companies and government failing Gulf returnees who face wage theft, quarantine fees
Resumo
Data informada: 11 Set 2020
Localização: Kuwait
Outros
Not Reported ( Labour supplier ) - Labour SupplierAfetados
Total de pessoas afetadas: Número desconhecido
Trabalhadores migrantes e imigrantes: ( 2 - Índia , Labour supplier , Gender not reported )Temas
Wage TheftResposta
Response sought: Não
Medidas tomadas: One of the workers stated he had not received financial assistance from the government. No action was reported on the part of the employer.
Tipo de fonte: News outlet
Resumo
Data informada: 11 Set 2020
Localização: Emirados Árabes Unidos
Outros
Not Reported ( Setor não informado/aplicável ) - EmployerAfetados
Total de pessoas afetadas: 1
Trabalhadores migrantes e imigrantes: ( 1 - Índia - Setor desconhecido , Gender not reported )Temas
Restricted mobility , Wage Theft , Privação da liberdade de ir e virResposta
Response sought: Não
Medidas tomadas: The worker cancelled his visa and returned home, but was still owed wages at the time of writing.
Tipo de fonte: News outlet
Resumo
Data informada: 11 Set 2020
Localização: Emirados Árabes Unidos
Outros
Not Reported ( Construção Civil ) - EmployerAfetados
Total de pessoas afetadas: 1
Trabalhadores migrantes e imigrantes: ( 1 - Índia , Construção Civil , Gender not reported )Temas
Precarious/Unsuitable Living ConditionsResposta
Response sought: Não
Medidas tomadas: None reported.
Tipo de fonte: News outlet
"Thousands of Gulf returnees in India don't know what to do next," 11 Sep 2020
In early May, when the Indian government announced the first set of repatriation flights, 300,000 people registered in the Gulf alone... an estimated 20-30,000 migrants have arrived at Hyderabad airport from Gulf countries...
While the Telangana government provided free quarantine facilities to about 5500 returnees, some were handed over INR 8,000 (USD 110) per person as hotel quarantine stipends...
Activists point out that labour contractors in the Gulf have used the pandemic as an excuse to entirely terminate employment for hundreds of migrant workers without paying them their dues. “During the pandemic, it was really difficult for us to manage. The contractor returned our passports and cancelled all arrears on wages,” Rakesh said. He migrated to the Gulf for work in 2014 and said that he is owed lakhs of Indian rupees in bonus amounts promised to him by his employer.