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7 employees of Mohammed Al Arfaj and Partners Co. (MAPCO) returned to work in August 2020, but instead of being paid their monthly contracted salary found they were being paid as a percentage of turnover. The workers allegea range of abusive practices against MAPCO, including being left without food, income, valid residency permits, medical insurance or payroll insurance. They were afraid to leave their cramped accommodation without legal status.
The company blamed the COVID-19 pandemic for the delay in documentation - some workers had started in November 2019 and salary delays pre-dated the pandemic. Workers allege wage delays of between one and two months' salary. Workers also allege that they faced harrassment and were threatened with eviction for refusing to continue unpaid work.
A further 40 subcontracted workers say that MAPCO failed to pay the manpower agencies employing them and they also face wage delays.
Компании
Mohammed Al Arfaj and Partners Co. (MAPCO)
- Employer
Затронуто
Total individuals affected:
47
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: (
47
- Филиппины
, Кейтеринг и услуги питания
, Гендер не указан
)
Темы
Запугивание и угрозы
,
Право на питание
,
Непродление визы
,
Нестабильные/неподходящие условия жизни
,
Ограниченная мобильность
,
Личное здоровье
,
Кража зарплаты
,
Ограничение свободы передвижения
Ответ
Ответы запрошены: да, по NGO
Принятые меры: The workers say that MAPCO "made no efforts to process their exit visas and secure their repatriation flights". They filed a complaint at the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, but it is operating at only 70% capacity at the time of writing.
The company has reportedly twice promised to settle wages and dues, without doing so. The last meeting with the workers, HR and the Philippines embassy labour attaché has not resulted in progress.
"Restaurant workers driven to starvation in Saudi," 4 Aug 2020
Seven direct employees of restauranter Mohammed Al Arfaj and Partners Co. (MAPCO)... say that in lieu of their contracted monthly salary, their wages are now determined as a percentage of the store’s sales...
[During lockdown] the workers say they were left to fend for themselves for food and basic needs... they had to rely on overstretched community groups and the Philippines embassy...
many of the workers do not have residency permits (iqamas), payroll accounts, or medical insurance...
The company blamed the pandemic for the delay in documentation... Salary delays also began before the pandemic and ensuing economic crisis... some wages were stopped in January, and they are owed between one and two months salary...
40 subcontracted workers say that MAPCO’s failure to pay the manpower agencies that employ them directly resulted in delayed wages for them, too.