Kuwait: Restaurant workers protest three months of unpaid salaries during COVID-19 lock down
Resumo
Data informada: 9 Jul 2020
Localização: Kuwait
Outros
Not Reported ( Serviços de Buffet e Alimentação ) - EmployerAfetados
Total de pessoas afetadas: 200
Trabalhadores migrantes e imigrantes: ( 200 - Localização desconhecida , Serviços de Buffet e Alimentação , Gender not reported )Temas
Privação da liberdade de expressão , Wage TheftResposta
Response sought: Não
Medidas tomadas: Security was called and police "persuaded" workers to stay in their homes. Police promised workers they would resolve the issue, and inform the Ministry of Social Affairs as well as the restaurant authorities.
Tipo de fonte: News outlet
"Unpaid salaries for 3 months forces restaurant workers to protest," 7 Jul 2020
Around 150-200 workers of a restaurant chain gathered in Salmiya, immediately security patrols were called and it was found that the workers had not received salaries for last 3 months as restaurants had stopped operating during lock down period where the company administration had not paid salaries.
The workers said that they had [not] enough money for living, the policement of the Salmiya Police Station managed to persuade workers to stay in their homes with a promise to solve their financial problems with the company and they also informed Ministry of Social Affairs, as well as the authorities of the restaurant where the expatriates work. A case of notification was recorded.