Saudi Arabia: Indian worker employed by travel & hospitality co. Seera Group describes human rights abuses, incl. threats leading to bankruptcy
“How a Saudi travel company bankrupted an Indian migrant worker”
…Abdul Majeed built a personal relationship with the founder and owner of the company, Saudi tycoon Nasser al-Tayyar…
Tayyar, along with 200 other powerful Saudi businessmen, royals and officials were arrested and taken to the Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh in a purge that described as an “anti-corruption” drive…
The drive, led by newly-appointed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, saw Saudi elites probed and detained until they agreed to hand over proportions of their assets…
…Al Tayyar was rebranded as Seera Group…
Senior figures linked to Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) became involved in running the company, he added…
…Seera Group took his passport and said he would be required to work without pay to help recover overdue balances owed by the company's clients. …
Abdul Majeed began writing letters and emails to Seera Group, the PIF and the office of Mohammed bin Salman. He received no responses…
MEE reached out to Seera Group and the Saudi embassy in London but received no response…