India: Companies and government failing Gulf returnees who face wage theft, quarantine fees
Краткое изложение
Date Reported: 11 Сен 2020
Местонахождение: Кувейт
Другое
Not Reported ( Labour supplier ) - Labour SupplierЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( 2 - Индия , Labour supplier , Gender not reported )Темы
Wage TheftОтвет
Response sought: Нет
Принятые меры: One of the workers stated he had not received financial assistance from the government. No action was reported on the part of the employer.
Вид источника: News outlet
Краткое изложение
Date Reported: 11 Сен 2020
Местонахождение: Объединенные Арабские Эмираты
Другое
Not Reported ( Sector not reported/applicable ) - EmployerЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: 1
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( 1 - Индия - Sector unknown , Gender not reported )Темы
Restricted mobility , Wage Theft , Ограничение свободы передвиженияОтвет
Response sought: Нет
Принятые меры: The worker cancelled his visa and returned home, but was still owed wages at the time of writing.
Вид источника: News outlet
Краткое изложение
Date Reported: 11 Сен 2020
Местонахождение: Объединенные Арабские Эмираты
Другое
Not Reported ( Строительство ) - EmployerЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: 1
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( 1 - Индия , Строительство , Gender not reported )Темы
Precarious/Unsuitable Living ConditionsОтвет
Response sought: Нет
Принятые меры: None reported.
Вид источника: 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.