Oman: Indian workers unpaid, forced to resign & banned from leaving while bank loans outstanding
Краткое изложение
Date Reported: 10 Июн 2020
Местонахождение: Оман
Другое
Not Reported ( Автомобиль и прочие моторные транспортные средства ) - EmployerЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: 1350
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( 1350 - Location unknown , Автомобиль и прочие моторные транспортные средства , Gender not reported )Темы
Dismissal , Withholding Passports , Wage TheftОтвет
Response sought: Нет
Принятые меры: None reported.
Вид источника: News outlet
Краткое изложение
Date Reported: 10 Июн 2020
Местонахождение: Оман
Другое
Not Reported ( Строительство ) - EmployerЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: 100
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( Number unknown - Индия , Строительство , Gender not reported ) , Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( 100 - Location unknown , Строительство , Gender not reported )Темы
Wage TheftОтвет
Response sought: Нет
Принятые меры: None reported.
Вид источника: News outlet
"Pending bank loans but no salary: Indian migrants in Oman cannot come back," 10 Jun 2020
Hundreds of Indians who were forced to resign are stuck in the Arab Gulf countries as they do not see any option to clear bank loans taken there.
Without clearing these loans, banks will not provide a ‘no objection certificate’ and without that, companies are refusing to release the passport of Indian workers...
An employer in Oman has no right to retain an employee’s passport, as it is banned by a ministerial decree...
However, in Oman, which follows the Kafala system, the majority of the companies retain employees’ passports.